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Dumbarton Oaks Conference On The Olmec
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
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Release Date : 1968
Dumbarton Oaks Conference On The Olmec written by Elizabeth P. Benson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Olmecs categories.
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
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Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Karl A. Taube
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 2004
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks written by Karl A. Taube and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks presents the Olmec portion of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. It illustrates all thirty-nine Olmec art objects in color plates and includes many complementary and comparative black-and-white illustrations and drawings. The body of Pre-Columbian art that Robert Bliss carefully assembled over a half-century between 1912 and 1963, amplified only slightly since his death, is a remarkably significant collection. In addition to their aesthetic quality and artistic significance, the objects hold much information regarding the social worlds and religious and symbolic views of the people who made and used them before the arrival of Europeans in the New World. This volume is the second in a series of catalogues that will treat objects in the Bliss Pre-Columbian Collection. The majority of the Olmec objects in the collection are made of jade, the most precious material for the peoples of ancient Mesoamerica from early times through the sixteenth century. Various items such as masks, statuettes, jewelry, and replicas of weapons and tools were used for ceremonial purposes and served as offerings. Karl Taube brings his expertise on the lifeways and beliefs of ancient Mesoamerican peoples to his study of the Olmec objects in teh Bliss collection. His understanding of jade covers a broad range of knowledge from chemical compositions to geological sources to craft technology to the symbolic power of the green stone. Throughout the book the author emphasizes the role of jade as a powerful symbol of water, fertility, and particularly, of the maize plant which was the fundamental source of life and sustenance for the Olmec. The shiny green of the stone was analogous to the green growth of maize. This fundamental concept was elaborated in specific religious beliefs, many of which were continued and elaborated by later Mesoamerican peoples, such as the Maya. Karl Taube employs his substantial knowledge of Pre-Columbian cultures to explore and explicate Olmec symbolism in this catalogue.
An Olmec Figure At Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Release Date : 1971
An Olmec Figure At Dumbarton Oaks written by Elizabeth P. Benson and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Art categories.
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Karl A. Taube
language : en
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Release Date : 2010
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks written by Karl A. Taube and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art categories.
Discovering The Olmecs
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Author : David C. Grove
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Discovering The Olmecs written by David C. Grove and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with History categories.
An “eminently readable account” of this ancient Mesoamerican civilization—and the experiences of the archaeologists who have unearthed its history (Choice). The Olmecs are renowned for their massive carved stone heads and other sculptures, the first stone monuments produced in Mesoamerica. Seven decades of archaeological research have given us many insights into the lifeways of the Olmecs, who inhabited parts of the modern Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from around 1150 to 400 BC, and there are several good books that summarize the current interpretations of Olmec prehistory. But these formal studies don’t describe the field experiences of the archaeologists who made the discoveries. What was it like to endure the Olmec region’s heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and ticks to bring that ancient society to light? How did unforeseen events and luck alter carefully planned research programs and the conclusions drawn from them? And, importantly, how did local communities and individuals react to the research projects and discoveries in their territories? In this engaging book, a leading expert on the Olmecs tells those stories from his own experiences and those of his predecessors, colleagues, and students. Beginning with the first modern explorations in the 1920s, David Grove recounts how generations of archaeologists and local residents have uncovered the Olmec past and pieced together a portrait of this ancient civilization that left no written records. The stories are full of fortuitous discoveries and frustrating disappointments, helpful collaborations and deceitful shenanigans. What emerges is an unconventional history of Olmec archaeology, a lively introduction to archaeological fieldwork, and an exceptional overview of all that we currently know about the Olmecs.
The Sea In The Pre Columbian World
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
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Release Date : 1977
The Sea In The Pre Columbian World written by Elizabeth P. Benson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Social Science categories.
The Olmec Their Neighbors
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Author : Matthew Williams Stirling
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1981
The Olmec Their Neighbors written by Matthew Williams Stirling and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Twenty-one papers on the Olmec were written for this volume in tribute to Matthew W. Stirling, "pioneer archaeologist, ethnologist, and the discoverer of the Olmec civilization."
Mesoamerican Sites And World Views
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Release Date : 1981
Mesoamerican Sites And World Views written by Elizabeth P. Benson and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Regional Perspectives On The Olmec
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Author : Robert J. Sharer
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1989-11-09
Regional Perspectives On The Olmec written by Robert J. Sharer and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-11-09 with History categories.