Precolumbian Jade
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Precolumbian Jade
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Author : Frederick W. Lange
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Precolumbian Jade written by Frederick W. Lange and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Central America categories.
Offers a broad compendium and synthesis of current jade research, both geological and cultural, in Mesoamerica and Central America. Of interest to mineralogists, archaeologists, and art historians, it promises to be a major source book for the study of Precolumbian cultures. Beautifully illustrated throughout.
Jade In Ancient Costa Rica
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Author : Mark Miller Graham
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1998
Jade In Ancient Costa Rica written by Mark Miller Graham and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Costa Rica categories.
Published in conjunction with its namesake Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition (September 16, 1998-February 28, 1999), this finely illustrated catalogue providing context to pre-Columbian works of jade tempts one to see the originals from Costa Rica's Museo del Jade Marco Fidel Tristan Castro and elsewhere. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Precolumbian Jade And Stone Carvings From Costa Rica
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Author : Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Museum of Art
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Precolumbian Jade And Stone Carvings From Costa Rica written by Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Museum of Art and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Ceremonial maces categories.
Stone Of Kings
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Author : Gerard Helferich
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-12-21
Stone Of Kings written by Gerard Helferich and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-21 with History categories.
A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012.... Part history, popular science, armchair travel, and real-life treasure hunt, this is the story of pre-Columbian jade—the precious stone revered by ancient Aztecs, Incans, and Maya—and the scientists, collectors, explorers and entrepreneurs who have been searching for the mythical jade mines for more than a century. “A compelling tale.... This well-focused and well-told account brings America’s most mythologized gemstone into sharp relief.” —Wall Street Journal “[T]he story of the search for the long-vanished mines of the Mayas . . . [with] engaging digressions into plate tectonics, the technology of jade carving and the brutal history of the regimes of a succession of Guatemalan generals. . . . [Prospectors] Ridinger and Johnson endured earthquakes, coups, kidnapping, even civil war. But eventually they stumbled upon huge blocks of the alluring, elusive stone.” —New York Times Book Review Selected as an Indie Next List “Great Read” “The search for the sources of this mysterious rock reads like detective fiction, and involves geologists, archaeologists, entrepreneurs, poachers, and a host of other characters, but it’s all true. A wonderful read!” —Michael D. Coe, author of Breaking the Maya Code
Museo Del Jade Y De La Cultura Precolombina Instituto Nacional De Seguros
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Author : Museo del Jade (Instituto Nacional de Seguros)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016*
Museo Del Jade Y De La Cultura Precolombina Instituto Nacional De Seguros written by Museo del Jade (Instituto Nacional de Seguros) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016* with Costa Rica categories.
Precolumbian Jade
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Author : Frederick W. Lange
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Precolumbian Jade written by Frederick W. Lange and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Central America categories.
Offers a broad compendium and synthesis of current jade research, both geological and cultural, in Mesoamerica and Central America. Of interest to mineralogists, archaeologists, and art historians, it promises to be a major source book for the study of Precolumbian cultures. Beautifully illustrated throughout.
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.
Archaeology Of Ancient Mexico And Central America
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Author : Susan Toby Evans
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2001
Archaeology Of Ancient Mexico And Central America written by Susan Toby Evans and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Archaeology categories.
This reference is devoted to the pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area, one of the six cradles of early civilization. It features in-depth articles on the major cultural areas of ancient Mexico and Central America; coverage of important sites, including the world-renowned discoveries as well as many lesser-known locations; articles on day-to-day life of ancient peoples in these regions; and several bandw regional and site maps and photographs. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover introductory archaeological facts (flora, fauna, human growth and development, nonorganic resources), chronologies of various periods (Paleoindian, Archaic, Formative, Classic and Postclassic, and Colonial), cultural features, Maya, regional summaries, research methods and resources, ethnohistorical methods and sources, and scholars and research history. Edited by archaeologists Evans and Webster, both of whom are associated with Pennsylvania State University. c. Book News Inc.
Ritual And Economy In A Pre Columbian Chiefdom
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Author : Kenneth Hirth
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2023-09-29
Ritual And Economy In A Pre Columbian Chiefdom written by Kenneth Hirth and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-29 with Social Science categories.
This volume examines the organization and ritual economy of a pre-Columbian chiefdom that developed in central Honduras over a 1,400-year period from 400 BC to AD 1000. Extremely applicable and broadly important to the archaeological studies of Mesoamerica, Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom models the ritual organization of pre-Columbian societies across Honduras to expand the understanding of chiefdom societies in Central America and explore how these non-Maya societies developed and evolved. As part of the ritual economy, a large quantity of jade and marble artifacts were deposited as offerings in the ritual architecture of the El Cajón region’s central community of Salitrón Viejo. Over 2,800 of these high-value items were recovered from their original ritual contexts, making Salitrón Viejo one of the largest in situ collections of these materials ever recovered in the New World. These materials are well dated and tremendously varied and provide a cross-section of all jade-carving lapidary traditions in use across eastern Mesoamerica between AD 250 and 350. With a complementary website providing extensive additional description, visualization, and analysis (https://journals.psu.edu/opa/issue/view/3127), Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom is a new and original contribution that employs an “economy of ritual approach” to the study of chiefdom societies in the Americas. It is a foundational reference point for any scholar working in Mesoamerica and Central America, especially those engaged in Maya research, as well as archaeologists working with societies at this scale of complexity in Latin America and around the world.
Archaeologies Of Memory
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Author : Ruth M. Van Dyke
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
Archaeologies Of Memory written by Ruth M. Van Dyke and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Social Science categories.
A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologistsworking in a variety of contexts and geographical areas,Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text thatpresents a coherent framework for the study of memory in pastsocieties. Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in thestudy of memory, including authority and identity, and the rolememory plays in their creation and transformation. Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that providea coherent framework for the study of memory in pastsocieties. Brings together essays from both anthropological and classicalarchaeologists. Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures andtime periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoricAmerican Southwest.