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Displaying records 71 through 80 of 399 |
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $27.00
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Manufacturer: University Alabama Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: University Alabama Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 976.01
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Publication Date: 1990-08-30
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Reading Level: 272
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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $12.10
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Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Maria Longhena
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Publisher: Abbeville Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 972.81016
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Publication Date: 2000-09
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Reading Level: 180
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Description: By the time Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico in the sixteenth century, Maya cities had long since fallen into a state of decay and abandonment. Europeans were impressed by the painted books of the Maya but concluded that they did not have a system of writing because no alphabetic value could be given to their script. This impression remained in the West until recently when researchers finally succeeded in deciphering the written record of the Mayas. Maya Script presents about 200 Maya glyphs (symbolic figures). Some are ideograms (pictorial symbols representing things, not words); others are phonetic signs. The glyphs express people, animals, things, and such abstract concepts as death. Each one opens a window onto fragments of everyday life, religious beliefs, or even emotions. The complexity of the Maya calendar, mathematical computations, and astronomy reveals a highly developed civilization. This book also features two-color drawings of the glyphs, illustrations from reliefs and Spanish codices, and examples of Maya sculpture and paintings. Concluding the book are a chapter on writing systems of the New World, a bibliography, and an index of glyphs. This informative book is a travelogue back in time for anyone intrigued by ancient civilizations.
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Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Waldo R. Wedel
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 978.1201
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Publication Date: 1985-12-01
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Reading Level: 280
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Manufacturer: School of American Research Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Judith A. Habicht-Mauche
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Publisher: School of American Research Press
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 978.953
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Publication Date: 1993-05-01
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Reading Level: 280
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Description: Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, one of the largest fourteenth century sites in the northern Rio Grande region, was excavated by the School of American Research under the leadership of Douglas W. Schwartz between 1970 and 1974. In this eighth volume of the Arroyo Hondo Archaeological Series Judith A. Habicht-Mauche presents a masterful description and interpretation of the pottery from Arroyo Hondo. Habicht-Mauche builds on an exhaustive study of the mineralogical and chemical attributes of the ceramic assemblage to produce a penetrating evaluation of the stylistic diversity, origins, and changes through time of the pottery types found at Arroyo Hondo. From this analytic foundation, she draws larger conclusions on the structure of the pueblo's social and economic alliances and their significance for understanding population expansion, resource competition, regional trade, craft specialization, ethnic diversity, and the rise of tribal networks throughout the northern Rio Grande region. In additional reports, Richard W. Lang provides an analysis and seriation of stratigraphic ceramic samples from the pueblo, and Anthony Thibodeau describes the miscellaneous ceramic artifacts, including pipes, effigies, balls, and beads. The volume also contains a final report on the stone artifacts from Arroyo Hondo, in which Carl J. Phagan accomplishes a comprehensive reconstruction and interpretation of the lithic data collected at the site in 1971-72 and 1973-74.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $38.65
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Manufacturer: University of Pittsburgh Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Ramon Dacal Moure::Manuel Rivero De La Calle
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Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 972.9101
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Publication Date: 1997-02-13
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: The first report of archaeological findings in Cuba since 1959 and the first synthesis of Cuban prehistoric art and archaeology since Mark Harrington’s Cuba Before Columbus, published in 1921. More than one hundred photographs reveal the superb artistry of the Pre-Columbian Ciboney and Taino cultures and give the reader a deep appreciation of these early Cubans.
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $30.00
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Manufacturer: Artes de Mexico
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Gabriela Olmos
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Publisher: Artes de Mexico
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Dewey Decimal Number: 738.097235
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Publication Date: 2007-06-01
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Reading Level: 80
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Description: Entre las decadas de 1920 y 1950, la ceramica engretada de Tlaquepaque vivio un renacimiento. La presencia de artistas como Roberto Montenegro, Doctor Atl, Ixca Farias y Adolfo Best Maugard, jugo un papel importante en este momento. Aquellos ceramistas lograron una decoracion que afirmaba la herencia de su pasado y se convirtieron en precursores del movimiento de revaloracion de las artes populares mexicanas. ENGLISH: From the 1920s to the 1950s, the glazed earthenware of Tlaquepaque underwent a revival thanks in part to the presence of artists like Roberto Montenegro, Doctor Atl, Ixca Farias and Adolfo Best Maugard. The ceramicists of Tlaquepaque invented a decorative style that reaffirmed the legacy of their past while becoming a precursor to the movement to reevaluate Mexican folk art.
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Manufacturer: Smithsonian
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: MORSE DAN F
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Publisher: Smithsonian
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Dewey Decimal Number: 976.799301
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Publication Date: 1997-06-17
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Reading Level: 157
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Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: J. Eric Thompson
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Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
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Publication Date: 1991-03
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Reading Level: 472
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Price: $17.95
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Sale: $25.00
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Manufacturer: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Susan L. Woodward::Jerry N. McDonald
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Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 977.101
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Publication Date: 1988-11
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Reading Level: 130
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Description: Mounds and earthworks are the most conspicuous elements of prehistoric Native American culture to be found on the landscape of eastern North America. This book, now in its seventh printing, identifies and describes 41 extant, publicly accessible sites in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, where mounds were constructed by Adena and Hopewell peoples between 3,000 and 1,500 years ago. The book also reviews the culture, history and geography of these two mound-building groups and the face of their earthen constructions during the historic period. Access information and sources of additional information about the Adena and Hopewell and the sites are provided. This is an informative and versatile book, useful to travelers, students, and anyone else with an interest in understanding, managing, and preserving the remaining landmarks of North American prehistory. The fact that this book is now in its seventh printing is a testimony to its popular acceptance and usefulness.
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Price: $21.95
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Sale: $3.85
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: William H. MacLeish
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 970.01
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Publication Date: 1994-09
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Reading Level: 277
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