| Description |
240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-234) and index. |
| Contents |
The civilizations of 1492. The world of the fifth sun : the Aztecs of Mexico -- Land of the four quarters : the Incas of Peru -- The first Americans. The big-game hunters : Clovis and the bison hunters -- The fisherfolk : coastal peoples of the far west and north -- The farmers : the story of the miracle crops -- Civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica. The jaguar and the shaman : Olmecs of the Gulf Coast -- The gullet of the vision serpent: discovering the Maya -- Maya lords : classic Maya civilization -- Before the Aztecs : Monte Albán, Teotihuacan, and the Toltecs -- Civilizations of the Andes. The Chavin cult: the rise of Andean civilization -- The golden Moche : lords of Peru's north coast -- Before the Incas : Nazca, Tiwanaku, Huari, and Chimor -- Chiefdoms of North America. Pueblos and moundbuilders : cultures of the Southwest and East. |
| Summary |
A compelling account of pre-Columbian America covering topics such as history and mythology, archaeology and ethnography, all in a magnificent narrative of the rise and fall of America's ancient civilizations. |
| Subject |
Indians -- Antiquities.
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America -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Indians -- Antiquities.
(OCoLC)fst00969313
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America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
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| ISBN |
0500050627 |
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9780500050620 |
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