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Autore |
Grove David C. |
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Discovering the Olmecs : an unconventional history / / by David C. Grove |
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Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Collana |
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William & Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere |
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Soggetti |
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Olmecs - History |
Olmecs - Antiquities |
Electronic books. |
Mexico Antiquities |
Mexico Civilization Indian influences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Preface""; ""1. The Olmecs Come to Light""; ""2. The Tulane Expedition and the Olmec World (1925-1926)""; ""3. The First Excavations: Tres Zapotes (1938-1940)""; ""4. Stone Heads in the Jungle (1940)""; ""5. Fortuitous Decisions at La Venta (1942-1943)""; ""6. Monuments on the Río Chiquito (1945-1946)""; ""7. The Return to La Venta (1955)""; ""8. Of Monuments and Museums (1963, 1968)""; ""9. Adding Antiquity to the Olmecs (1966-1968)""; ""10. Research Headaches at La Venta (1967-1969)""; ""11. Reclaiming La Venta (1984 to the Present)"" |
""12. San Lorenzo Yields New Secrets (1990-2012, Part 1)""""13. El Manatí: "Like Digging in Warm Jell-O" (1987-1993)""; ""14. "They're Blowing Up the Site!" Tres Zapotes after Stirling (1950-2003)""; ""15. An Olmec Stone Quarry and a Sugarcane Crisis (1991)""; ""16. Discoveries Large and Small at San Lorenzo (1990-2012, Part 2)""; ""17. The Night the Lights Went Out (2001)""; ""18. Some Thoughts on the Archaeology of the Olmecs""; ""Bibliographic Essay""; ""Index"" |
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