Ancient AmericansRoutledge, 5 gru 2016 - 288 Lavishly illustrated in full color and black and white, this handsome reference provides a broad survey of the rich artistic heritage of pre-Columbian North and South America. Meticulously researched by archaeologists and anthropologists, the set features dramatic close-ups of engraved rock artifacts, cave paintings, pottery, and inscribed and sculpted bones. Covering the entire two continents from present-day Canada in the far north through Central America and down to the Andes Mountains and Patagonia in the south, it is a stunning visual and written record of the great variety of artworks created by Neolithic American peoples over many millennia. |
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Large Game Hunters of South America circa 110005000 B C E | xxix |
Art of the Ancient Hunters of South America | lvi |
HUNTERS AND GATHERERS OF THE ANDES 80001500 B C E | 27 |
NEOLITHIC AMERICA | 15 |
Development and Spread of the American Neolithic Period | 15 |
Late Hunters and Marginal Areas | 15 |
CENTRAL AMERICA THE CARIBBEAN AND | 34 |
Bibliography | 163 |
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