The Americas
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Extracting Stone: The Archaeology of Quarry Landscapes [Paperback]
Anne S. Dowd(Author); Mary Beth D. Trubbitt(Editor)
Regular Price: $34.99
Special Price: $26.25
ISBN: 9781785706240
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 5
This exciting new addition to the the American Landscapes series provides an in-depth account of how flintknappers obtained and used stone based on archaeological, geological, landscape, and anthropological data. Featuring case studies from three... .... Learn More -
Cahokia: City of the Cosmos [Paperback]
John Kelly(Author); James A. Brown(Author)
Regular Price: $34.95
Special Price: $26.25
ISBN: 9781785708855
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 6
The large American Indian city of Cahokia sits amidst a diverse natural landscape within the larger central Mississippi river valley. Well positioned on the rich agricultural soils of the Mississippi river bottomlands of the Amercan Bottom it is ... .... Learn More -
At War with The Red Badge of Courage: A Critical and Cultural History [Hardback]
Kevin J. Hayes(Author)
$90.00ISBN: 9781640140561
Published by : Camden House
Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective
Stephen Crane's masterpiece The Red Badge of Courage was a sensation when it first appeared in 1895: many readers were astonished that this upstart, born after the Civil War, had written the single best novel on the subject. It remains one ... .... Learn More -
"And So the Tomb Remained": Exploring Archaeology and Forensic Science within Connecticut's Historical Family Mausolea [Paperback]
Nick Bellantoni(Author)
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $26.25
ISBN: 9781789255027
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
Volume: 16
Stone and brick tombs were repositories for the physical remains of many of Connecticut’s wealthiest and influential families. The desire was to be interred within burial vaults rather than have their wooden coffins laid into the earth in di... .... Learn More -
Duty, Honor, County: The Life of Arthur McArthur Jr. [Hardback]
Dr. A.K. Brackob(Author)
$39.99ISBN: 9781592110247
Published by : Vita Histria
On September 15, 1906 Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination o... .... Learn More -
New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras [Hardback]
Joel E. Rubin(Author)
$95.00ISBN: 9781580465984
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Eastman/Rochester Studies Ethnomusicology
Volume: Volume 9
Since the 1970s, klezmer music has become one of the most popular world music genres, at the same time influencing musical styles as diverse as indie rock, avant-garde jazz, and contemporary art music. Klezmer is the celebratory instrumental music... .... Learn More -
Paisajes en un sector de la Quebrada de Humahuaca durante la Etapa Agroalfarera: Arqueología de Tumbaya (Jujuy, Argentina) [Paperback]
Agustina Scaro(Author)
$73.00ISBN: 9781789694895
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Quebrada de Humahuaca is the center of important and diverse continuous cultural developments and presents places that are key references in the archaeology of Argentina. However, numerous spaces, such as Tumbaya, have not yet been the subject of ... .... Learn More -
Caribbean Figure Pendants: Style and Subject Matter: Anthropomorphic figure pendants of the late Ceramic Age in the Greater Antilles [Paperback]
Prof. Dr. Vernon James Knight(Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9789088908705
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: Taboui
Volume: 7
This work synthesizes art-historical and anthropological methods in the analysis of a large corpus of indigenous figure pendants, commonly called “amulets,” from the Greater Antilles and Bahamas. Figure pendants, ubiquitous in Caribbea... .... Learn More -
Caribbean Figure Pendants: Style and Subject Matter: Anthropomorphic figure pendants of the late Ceramic Age in the Greater Antilles [Hardback]
Prof. Dr. Vernon James Knight(Author)
$150.00ISBN: 9789088908712
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: Taboui
Volume: 7
This work synthesizes art-historical and anthropological methods in the analysis of a large corpus of indigenous figure pendants, commonly called “amulets,” from the Greater Antilles and Bahamas. Figure pendants, ubiquitous in Caribbea... .... Learn More -
Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene [Paperback]
Eduardo Williams(Author)
$84.00ISBN: 9781789693539
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
Series: Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology
Volume: 12
This book presents a discussion of the culture history of ancient West Mexico from the time of the first human inhabitants until the last cultural developments that took place before the Spanish invasion in the 16th century. The overall narrative ... .... Learn More
