Ancient civilizations of the New World / / Richard E.W. Adams
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| Autore: |
Adams Richard E. W. <1931-2015, >
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| Titolo: |
Ancient civilizations of the New World / / Richard E.W. Adams
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : Routledge, , 2018 |
| ©1997 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables |
| Disciplina: | 980.012 |
| Soggetto topico: | Indians of South America - Antiquities |
| Indians of Mexico - Antiquities | |
| Indians of Central America - Antiquities | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Mexico Antiquities |
| Central America Antiquities | |
| South America Antiquities | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction: Complex Cultures, Cities, and a Rapid Survey of the Earliest Old World Civilizations. Old World Pristine Civilizations. Summary and Discussion -- 2. Mesoamerica: Origins and Early Civilizations. Laying the Basis for Civilization: 7000-1500 B.C. The Olmec of the Gulf Coast. The Izapan Group of Cultures. The Origins of Civilization in the Valleys of Mexico and Oaxaca. The Maya Lowlands. Teotihuacan. Monte Alban and the Classic Zapotecs of Oaxaca. Classic Maya Civilization -- 3. Mesoamerica: Transformations and the Late Civilizations. Catastrophe, Disasters, Recoveries, and Transformations. Late Classic Maya Civilization and the Great Collapse. El Tajin: A Transitional Regional Civilization. Tula and the Toltecs. Late Maya Civilizations. Zapotecs and Mixtecs in Oaxaca. The Tarascans of Western Mexico. The Totonac of the Gulf Coast. The Aztecs and Their Empire -- 4. The Central Andes of South America: Origins and Early Civilizations. Geography. Earliest Inhabitants and Cultures. Early Villages and Regional Centers (5500-2000 B.C.). Growth and Transformations (2000-800 B.C.). The Early Horizon (Chavin). Early Civilizations: Moche, Nazca, the Central Coast, and Tiwanaku (200 B.C.-A.D. 600) -- 5. The Central Andes of South America: Late Civilizations and the Inca. Fall and Transformation on the North Coast. The Huari Empire. The Chimu Kingdom and Chan Chan. Inca Civilization. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ancient civilizations of the New World |
| ISBN: | 0-429-98191-0 |
| 0-429-97083-8 | |
| 1-4294-9075-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820184403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Essays in world history.