Ancient America
Contributions to New World Archaeology
Published on 1. December 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
289 pages
978-0-946897-48-3 (ISBN)
Description
Many of the 13 essays in this collection originate from the archaeology symposia of the Society for Latin American Studies held in Bradford University in 1989, others have been commissioned from the people engaged in research in Central and South America.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
with figs and illus.
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-946897-48-3 (9780946897483)
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Content
Part 1 Mesoamerica: the Aztec Cihuateteo (A A Shelton); Mexico City's "Templo Mayor" (M Graulich); Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl (M Graulich); the 1989 Lower Rosario Valley survey, Mexico (O de Montmollliz); political stratification in Classic Maya society (R Ploeg); shamanism and sculpture in Ancient West Mexico (E Williams). Part 2 South America: archaeological reconnaissance in the Province of Palpa, Peru (D M Browne); underwater archaeological research in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (J Reinhard); Inca ceremonial platforms on the Volcano Copiapo, central Chile (J Reinhard); la arquitectura de una ciudad Incaica del noroeste Argentino (D Schavelzon and M Magadan); early Inca architecture at Juchuy Coscco and Warq'ana, Peru (A Kendall, R Early and B Sillar); fabrics of the Atacamba (P Dransart); representation of zoomorphic beings in pre-Hispanic and colonial art in the central Andean area (W I Mackay).