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UNINA9910966875303321 |
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Autore |
Nadaillac Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de, <1818-1904.> |
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Titolo |
Prehistoric America / / by the Marquis de Nadaillac ; translated by N. D'Advers ; edited by W.H. Dall ; introduction by Jon Muller |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2005 |
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Edizione |
[[2005 ed.].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (596 p.) |
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Collana |
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Classics in southeastern archaeology |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DallWilliam Healey <1845-1927.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - Antiquities |
America Antiquities |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: London : J. Murray, 1884. With new introduction. |
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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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Contents; Note by the Editor (1885); Preface; Introduction to the 2005 Edition; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Appendix; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A classic volume on the early study of American Indians. With the settling of the New World, word spread throughout Europe of the native inhabitants, their artifacts, communities, and culturals. Prehistoric America by Marquis de Nadaillac is a prime example of a classic work of the period that addressed the antiquity of humans in the New World, drawing upon the full range of scientific data compiled on the inhabitants and their cultures. The proximity of human remains with those of extinct animals was still a very recent finding, even in the Old World. Nadaillac's e |
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