History of the Americas: pre-contacts Books
University Press of Colorado Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl
Book SynopsisTopiltzin Quetzalcoatl: The Once and Future Lord of the Toltecs is the most comprehensive survey and discussion of primary documentary sources and relevant archaeological evidence available about the most enigmatic figure of ancient Mesoamerica.
£999.99
Red Wheel/Weiser Lost Worlds of Ancient America: Compelling
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£15.46
University Press of Colorado Networks of Power: Political Relations in the
Book SynopsisLittle is known about how Late Postclassic populations in southeast Mesoamerica organized their political relations. Networks of Power fills gaps in the knowledge of this little-studied area, reconstructing the course of political history in the Naco Valley from the fourteenth through early sixteenth centuries. Describing the material and behavioral patterns pertaining to the Late Postclassic period using components of three settlements in the Naco Valley of northwestern Honduras, the book focuses on how contests for power shaped political structures. Power-seeking individuals, including but not restricted to ruling elites, depended on networks of allies to support their political objectives. Ongoing and partially successful competitions waged within networks led to the incorporation of exotic ideas and imported items into the daily practices of all Naco Valley occupants. The result was a fragile hierarchical structure forever vulnerable to the initiatives of agents operating on local and distant stages. Networks of Power describes who was involved in these competitions and in which networks they participated; what resources were mustered within these webs; which projects were fueled by these assets; and how, and to what extent, they contributed to the achievement of political aims.
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University Press of Colorado The Carnegie Maya IV: Carnegie Institution of
Book SynopsisThe Carnegie Maya IV is the fourth in a series of volumes that make available the primary data and interpretive studies originally produced by archaeologists and anthropologists in the Maya region under the umbrella of the Carnegie Institute of Washington's Division of Historical Research. Collected together here are the Theoretical Approaches to Problems papers, a series that published preliminary conclusions to advance thought processes and stimulate debate. Although two of the three theories published in these reports have since been proven wrong, the theories themselves remain significant because of their impact on the direction of archaeology. Only a few sets of these three contributions to the Theoretical Approaches to Problems series are known to have survived, making The Carnegie Maya IV an essential reference and research resource. The corresponding ebook, for individual download, contains the complete set of The Carnegie Maya, The Carnegie Maya II, The Carnegie Maya III and The Carnegie Maya IV, thus making hundreds of documents from the Carnegie Institution's Maya program available in one source.Table of ContentsLesson 1 - Basic Aerodynamics; Lesson 2 - Aircraft Systems; Lesson 3 - Flight Instruments; Lesson 4 - Regulations; Lesson 5 - Procedures and Airport Operations; Lesson 6 - Weather; Lesson 7 - Weather Services; Lesson 8 - Aircraft Performance; Lesson 9 - En Route Flight; Lesson 10 - Navigation; Lesson 11 - Communication Procedures; Lesson 12 - Pitting It All Together; Index.
£999.99
Archaeopress Western Mesoamerican Calendars and Writing
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£54.21
Archeobooks Ceramica Ceremonial de Los Ixiles
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£66.50
Oxbow Books Explanations in Iconography: Ancient American Indian Art, Symbol, and Meaning
Book SynopsisExplanations in Iconography: Ancient American Indian Art, Symbol, and Meaning is a significant contribution to archaeology and to- iconography studies – a discipline that has gradually been coming into its own. Iconography is a rich and fascinating field when applied to the complex and enigmatic imagery on many ancient Pre-Columbian artifacts. When viewed through the lens of early ethnographic records and American Indian oral traditions – as well as information from knowledgeable American Indian elders – it opens a world of understanding and clarity until recently unknown in the field of anthropological archaeology. It brings us closer to the people who created the artifacts and offers a glimpse into the symbols and beliefs that were important to them. Chapters cover a wide variety of artifacts and imagery from several ancient American Indian cultures, drawn from a variety of regions, mainly in the Midwest and Eastern United States. These artifacts include petroglyphs and pictographs (rock art), mounds, engraved shell cups and gorgets, burial architecture and grave furniture, pottery, copper repoussé, and other media. Ancient graphics, engravings, mounds, and all were created to deliver a message to the viewer – many of which are finally coming to light. This volume encourages the reader to look more deeply into the meaning behind ancient imagery and arts, and give the past a chance to be known.Table of ContentsContributors Preface 1. I Thoughts and ideas on how iconography works – a basic primer on how to do iconography Carol Diaz-Granados 2. SON OF THE SUN: Iconography in rock art and artifacts that reveals important associations between symbolism associated with Dhegiha religion, celestial bodies and Western Mississippian Ideology James R. Duncan and Carol Diaz-Granados Vestiges of the Birdman at Etowah Vestiges of the First Man Lineage at Etowah (Georgia) Adam King 4. The House Between Life and Death: Interpretations About the Organization of Mound 3 at the Lake Jackson Site J. Grant Stauffer 5. Effigy mounds and rock art of midcontinental North America: Shared iconography, shared stories Bradley T. Lepper, Robert F. Boszhardt, James R. Duncan, and Carol Diaz-Granados (reprint from North American Archaeologist, with permission) 6. “Paired Figures Confronting a Forked Pole:” So What’s Up with the Forked Pole? George Sabo III and Alex W. Barker 7. The Hero Twins in the Lower Mississippi Valley David H. Dye 8. Arguments for the Age of Serpent Mound Bradley T. Lepper, James R. Duncan, Carol Diaz-Granados, Tod Frolking (reprint from Cambridge Archaeological Journal, with permission) 9. Contextualizing Mississippian Statuary from the Mississippi/Ohio River Confluence Steven L. Boles 10. The Great Importance of the Great Serpent James R. Duncan Index
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