Precolumbian jade new geological and cultural interpretations
"Monumental work that includes detailed studies of jade from across Central and South America is divided into three parts. Pt. 1 includes eight chapters on geology and minerology; Pt. 2, eight chapters on cultural contexts; and Pt. 3, six chapters on artifacts. Of special note is that the Motag...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Salt Lake City
Univ. of Utah Press
1993
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Indiens - Amérique centrale - Antiquités - Congrès
> Indiens d'Amérique - Amérique centrale - Antiquités - Congrès
> Jade - Amérique centrale - Congrès
> Jade - Costa Rica - Congrès
> Jades - Amérique centrale - Congrès
> Mayas - Antiquités - Congrès
> Funde
> Indians of Central America
> Antiquities
> Jade art objects
> Jade
> Mayas
> Amérique centrale - Antiquités - Congrès
> Central America
> Mesoamerika
> Konferenzschrift
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Monumental work that includes detailed studies of jade from across Central and South America is divided into three parts. Pt. 1 includes eight chapters on geology and minerology; Pt. 2, eight chapters on cultural contexts; and Pt. 3, six chapters on artifacts. Of special note is that the Motagua Valley of Guatemala remains the only known source of jadeite for the entire region. Invaluable compendium for archaeologists working in the region who have recovered jade from their sites"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
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| Beschreibung: | XIX, 378 S. zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst. Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0874803934 0-87480-393-4 |