The Americas

ISBN: 9780897223270
Published by : American Numismatic Society
Series: ANS Numismatic Studies
Volume: 27
Ever since coinage was developed in ancient Lydia, an element of society has sought to debase the coin of the realm for personal gain not only by counterfeiting, but also by shaving away precious metal. Currency debasement was no... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088901584
Published by : Sidestone Press
Aujourd’hui, les traces de la présence amérindienne en Martinique constituent, en dehors des pétroglyphes de la forêt de Montravail et des pièces exposées dans les musées de l&... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311371
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2519
The Bajío (West-Central Mexico) has been considered by various authors to be a key region for understanding the processes of interaction and migration among Central, West, and Northern Mesoamerica. Since the late 1990s, our... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780975273845
Published by : Eliot Werner Publications
George Frison’s report on the 10,000-year-old Casper Site helped establish how large animal communal kill sites should be excavated, analyzed, and reported. With his background in ranching and hunting, Frison knows more abou... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311241
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR IS
Volume: 2506
This book presents the results of research on the Inca site of Hualfín Inka, located in the northwest of the province of Catamarca, Argentina. The research focused on the methods used for the study of landscape archaeology,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311135
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2497
A collection of recent studies on GIS applications in South America. For example, one contribution reports the location of archaeological materials from northwestern Andean Patagonia, Argentina, modelled using GIS and image proces... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885923967
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Seminars
Volume: 9
The volume is the result of the eighth Annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute Seminar, held on March 2-3, 2012. Seventeen speakers, from both the US and abroad, examined the interconnections between temples, ritual, and cosmology from a v... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311012
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2487
This book presents research results on the interaction processes between societies that inhabited in the
Calchaquí Valley (Province of Salta, northwestern Argentina) and those from surrounding regions between
the 9th ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931745956
Published by : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Series: Cotsen Monographs
Archaeologists are increasingly recognizing the early Pueblo period as a major social and demographic transition in Southwest history. In Crucible of Pueblos: The Early Pueblo Period in the Northern Southwest, Richard Wilshusen, Gregson Schachn... .... Learn More