Discovering the Olmecs : an unconventional history / / by David C. Grove

• Autore: Grove David C.
• Pubblicazione: Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 972/.01
• Soggetto topico: Olmecs - History; Olmecs - Antiquities
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico Antiquities; Mexico Civilization Indian influences
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Discovering the Olmecs
• ISBN: 0-292-76829-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459763103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.