American Archaeology

ISBN: 9780718894801
Published by : Lutterworth Press
Series: Zoo Quest Collection
This is the full story of the very successful B.B.C.-London Zoo expedition to British Guiana, that went to film exotic creatures and bring back alive, "some of the strangest, some of the loveliest, and some of the most horrifying animals in the wo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718894818
Published by : Lutterworth Press
Series: Zoo Quest Collection
David Attenborough went to Paraguay to find armadillos but he encountered many other animals-the smallest bird in the world, the exquisite humming bird, and one of the largest, the ostrich-like rhea; jabiru storks, toucans, hang-nests and oven bir... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781785700873
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Between c. AD 700 and 1100, Late Woodland people of the Upper Midwest of North America used the topography and other features of the natural landscape to create vast ceremonial landscapes consisting of thousands of earthen mound... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780897223508
Published by : American Numismatic Society
Series: Numismatic Studies
Volume: 35
This volume marks the first complete and up-to-date history of Central American coinage, organized by country and focusing on the earliest coinage of countries such as Guatemala and British Honduras. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784916732
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
Pottery is one of humankind’s most important inventions. It is thousands of years old and it is fair to say that without it the development of civilization as we know it would not have been possible. Food preparation and sto... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784916503
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Series: Paris Monographs in American Archaeology
Volume: 48
This volume has two main objectives: establishing a chronology of the Middle Balsas and detailing the region’s pottery production methods. The author posits that pottery intended for different functions was often deliberatel... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784916084
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Series: South American Archaeology Series
Volume: 29
This work is part of a line of action proposed by the Institute of Anthropology of Córdoba (IDACOR), doubly dependent executing unit of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and the National Un... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784916060
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Series: South American Archaeology Series
Volume: 28
Magallania defines the region between the Santa Cruz river basin to the north and the Fuegian expression of the Andes to the south. It is one of the southernmost spaces in the world and the last to be occupied by humans, a process... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784916107
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Series: Paris Monographs in American Archaeology
Volume: 47
Located in the Northwest of South America (Ecuador), the Cuyes River Valley acts as a transition corridor between the Andean and Amazon regions. This research attempts to determine the ethnic origin of the pre-Columbian inhabitant... .... Learn More