Precolumbian Flora And Fauna
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Precolumbian Flora And Fauna
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Author : Jeanette Favrot Peterson
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 1990
Precolumbian Flora And Fauna written by Jeanette Favrot Peterson and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Flora And Fauna Imagery In Precolumbian Cultures
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Author : Jeanette Favrot Peterson
language : en
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Release Date : 1983
Flora And Fauna Imagery In Precolumbian Cultures written by Jeanette Favrot Peterson and has been published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Art categories.
Flora And Fauna Imagery In Precolumbian Cultures
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Author : John Marin Weeks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Flora And Fauna Imagery In Precolumbian Cultures written by John Marin Weeks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Architecture, Ancient categories.
Animals And Plants Of The Ancient Maya
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Author : Victoria Schlesinger
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2001
Animals And Plants Of The Ancient Maya written by Victoria Schlesinger 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 2001 with Nature categories.
A growing interest in all things Maya brings an increasing number of visitors to prehistoric Maya ruins and contemporary Maya communities in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, western Honduras, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the southern areas of Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico. For these visitors and indeed everyone with an interest in the Maya, this field guide highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region today. Drawing from the disciplines of biology, ecology, and anthropology, Victoria Schlesinger describes each plant or animal's habitat and natural history, identifying characteristics (also shown in a black-and-white drawing), and cultural significance to the ancient and contemporary Maya. An introductory section explains how to use the book and offers a concise overview of the history, lifeways, and cosmology of the ancient Maya. The concluding section describes the collapse of ancient Maya society and briefly traces the history of the Maya region from colonial times to the present.
Animals In Pre Columbian Art
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Author : André Emmerich Gallery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Animals In Pre Columbian Art written by André Emmerich Gallery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Animals in art categories.
Animals In Ancient Art
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Author : Mint museum of art (Charlotte, N.C.).
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Animals In Ancient Art written by Mint museum of art (Charlotte, N.C.). and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
Animals And The Maya In Southeast Mexico
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Author : E. N. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Animals And The Maya In Southeast Mexico written by E. N. Anderson and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Social Science categories.
In Mexico’s southeastern frontier state of Quintana Roo, game animals and other creatures that depend on old-growth forest are disappearing in the face of habitat destruction and overhunting. Traditionally, the Yucatec Maya have regarded animals as fellow members of a wider society, and in their religion animals enjoy the status of spiritual beings. But in recent years, the breakdown of cultural restraints on hunting has spiraled so far out of control that almost everything edible within easy reach of a road has become fair game. This book combines the insights of an anthropologist with the hands-on experience of a Maya campesino with the aim of improving the management of Quintana Roo’s wild lands and animal resources. E. N. Anderson and Felix Medina Tzuc pool their knowledge to document Yucatec Maya understanding and use of animals and to address practical matters related to wider conservation issues. Although the Yucatec Maya’s ethnobotany has been well documented, until now little has been recorded about their animal lore. Anderson and Medina Tzuc have compiled a wealth of information about traditional knowledge of animals in this corner of the Maya world. They have recorded most of the terms widely used for several hundred categories of animals in west central Quintana Roo, mapped them onto biological categories, and recorded basic information about wildlife management and uses. The book reflects a wealth of knowledge gathered from individuals regarded as experts on particular aspects of animal management, whether hunting, herding, or beekeeping. It also offers case studies of conservation successes and failures in various communities, pointing to the need for cooperation by the Mexican government and Maya people to save wildlife. Appendixes provide an extensive animal classification and a complete list of all birds identified in the area. Even though sustainable forestry has finally come to the Yucatán, sustainable game use is practiced by only a few communities. Animals and the Maya in Southeast Mexico is a complete ethnozoology for the region, offered in the hope that it will encourage the recognition of Quintana Roo’s forests and wildlife as no less deserving of protection than ancient Maya cities.
Animals In Pre Columbian Art
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Author : André Emmerich Gallery (N.Y.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Animals In Pre Columbian Art written by André Emmerich Gallery (N.Y.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
The Ethnobotany Of Pre Columbian Peru
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Author : Margaret Towle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-28
The Ethnobotany Of Pre Columbian Peru written by Margaret Towle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-28 with Religion categories.
All of man's life is in some way associated with the plant world, from his food and shelter to his art, religion and language. The study of this all-pervading relationship between man and the plant world is called ethnobotany. This book provides a systematic reconstruction of the ethnobotany of one of the hearths of American civilization, in the prehistoric cultures of the Peruvian Central Andes.As we learn more about the rise and spread of New World agriculture, it becomes evident that Peru was one of the sources of its development. Plants were cultivated here at least 2,000 years before the beginning of the Christian era. Village life was intimately bound up with this cultivation, later civilizations rested upon it as a foundation, and from Peru agriculture was diffused to other parts of the Americas.Towle bases her work on the evidence of plant remains found in archeological sites, surveys of botanical and ethnological literature, and field studies of modern plant utilization. After a methodological and historical introduction, she proceeds to a systematic listing of plant species, each fully described. She then presents the ethnobotanical data for each of the cultural-geographic divisions of the area, giving a chronological picture of the use of wild and cultivated plants against a background of the cultures of which they were part. A summary of the evolutionary trends in the region as a whole is followed by a full bibliography and index. The book contains fifteen pages of plates.Margaret A. Towle (1902-1985) received her doctorate from Columbia University in 1958 and was research fellow in ethnobotany in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University.
Birds And Beasts Of Ancient Latin America
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Birds And Beasts Of Ancient Latin America 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 1997 with Animals categories.
Elizabeth P. Benson provides an engaging overview of the depiction of animals in the pre-Columbian art of Latin America.