Olmecs, The:America's First Civilization
America's First Civilization
Published on 3. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-500-28503-9 (ISBN)
Description
The most modern and complete overview of Olmec culture, its accomplishments and impact on later Mexican civilizations, hailed by Michael Coe as the first truly complete and authoritative account of this 3,000-year-old culture, is fast becoming the standard work on the subject.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
152 illustrations, 20 in colour
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-28503-9 (9780500285039)
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Previous edition
Book
10/2004
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€57.14
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Person
Richard A. Diehl is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, where he serves as Executive Director of Alabama Museums and Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History. His books include Tula: the Toltec Capital of Ancient Mexico, In the Land of the Olmecs (with Michael D. Coe) and Mesoamerica after the Decline of Teotihuacan: AD 700 - 900 (co-edited with Janet Catherine Berlo).
Content
1. Introduction; 2. San Lorenzo's Realm; 3. La Venta's Realm; 4. Olmec Daily Life and Culture; 5. Olmec Art; 6. The Olmecs Abroad: Eastern Mesoamerica; 7. The Olmecs Abroad: Western Mesoamerica; 8. Epi-Olmec Culture.