James A. Ford and the Growth of Americanist Archaeology
James A. Ford and the Growth of Americanist Archaeology

Author: Michael John O'Brien

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9780826211842

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Tells the story of Ford's role in the development of culture history, the dominant paradigm in archaeology from 1914 through 1960. Provides a glimpse of how archaeologists began using a variety of methods to attain spatial and temporal control over an exceedingly diverse and complex archaeological record. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Archaeology of the Rivas Region, Nicaragua
Archaeology of the Rivas Region, Nicaragua

Author: Paul Healy

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 0889207844

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Central America before the Spanish Conquest has often been considered by North American archaeologists as a “backwater” of peripheral importance located between the advanced ancient civilizations of South America and Mesoamerica (Mexican–Maya country). Recent archaeological research has revealed that this area played a much more significant role in New World cultural history than was previously thought. Healy’s study examines the archaeological record of one subarea of Southern Central America, the Rivas region of Pacific Nicaragua. The work gives a detailed analysis of excavations and of artifacts recovered at seven significant prehistoric sites. A critical pioneering effort, the monograph documents cultural changes occurring over a 2,000–year time period—changes in technology, material culture, settlement, subsistence, and socio–political organization.

Beyond Price
Beyond Price

Author: R. A. Donkin

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 9780871692245

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Man has been intrigued by the origin of pearls, sensitive to their beauty, and convinced of their medicinal value for at least 5 cent. A mixture of folklore and observation preceded the earliest scientific inquiries. Fishing and trade commenced in S. Asia, between India and Sri Lanka and around the Persian Gulf. In W. and Central Europe, Inner Asia and China, and N. Amer. Freshwater pearls were probably known and treasured before those of marine origin. A refined nomenclature points to a long familiarity with etymologically related words for 'pearl'. Pearls were prominent among the luxury products of world trade and were high among the objectives of expeditions to the eastern and western Tropics. Illustrations.

Prehistoric Mesoamerica
Prehistoric Mesoamerica

Author: Richard E. W. Adams

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780806137025

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An up-to-date overview of Mesoamerican cultures from early prehistoric times through the fall of the Aztec Empire, Prehistoric Mesoamerica, Third Edition will be useful and appealing to readers interested in Mesoamerican art, society, politics, and intellectual achievement.