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Bastien: Mountain of the Condor. Metaphor and Ritual in an Andean Ayllu. Paperback 
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  • Mountain of the Condor. Metaphor and Ritual in an Andean Ayllu. Paperback
    Joseph W. Bastien
  • 227 pages, illustrated. 1978
  • In midwestern Bolivia stands Kaata, a sacred mountain. In a thousandyear tradition, a small community of men and women diviners has lived on its slopes. The symbolism of Mt. Kaata and its rituals provide deep insight into Andean society. With a wonderful blend of personal narrative, rich description, and theoretical presentation, the author sheds new light on the previously misinterpreted Bolivian Indians and their ancient Andean religion, rich in symbolism and ritual


978088133143118
Bercht: Taino: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean. Paperback 
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  • Taino: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean. Paperback
  • edited by Fatima Bercht, Estrellita Brodsky, John Alan Farmer and DiceyTaylor
  • 189 pages. 1998


9781885254825 10b
Boone: Cycles of Time And Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate. Hardcover 
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  • Cycles of Time And Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate. Hardcover
  • by Elizabeth Hill Boone
  • xxvii, 307 pages. 2007


9780292712638 0292712634
Carrasco: Religions of Mesoamerica. Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers 
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  • Religions of Mesoamerica. Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers.
  • By David Carrasco
  • 174 pages, illustrated, chronology, notes, glossary. 1990


9780060613259 0060613254
Carrasco: Religions of Mesoamerica. Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers 
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  • Religions of Mesoamerica. Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
  • David Carrasco
  • 174 pages, illustrated, chronology, notes, glossary. 1990


9781577660064

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Evans: Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture History. Paperback 
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  • Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture History. Paperback
  • Susan Toby Evans
  • 608 pages, with 80 colour and 379 black-white illustrations. 2004


978050028440771
Freidel, Schele, Parker: Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path. Paperback 
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  • Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path. Paperback
  • by David Freidel, Linda Schele and Joy Parker
  • 543 pages, notes, references, index. 1995, reissue. Explores archaeological discoveries, revealing how the Maya have survived centuries of religious oppression.


9780688140694
Hemming: The Conquest of the Incas. Paperback 
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  • Conquest of the Incas. Paperback
  • by John Hemming (Director and Secretary, Royal Geographical Society)
  • 624 pages, with many illustrations, 6 maps, chronology, genealogies, glossary, tables of measurements, bibliography, notes, index
  • 2004, reprint of the revised 1993 edition


978033042730213
Hillman: Understanding Contemporary Latin America. Paperback 
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  • Understanding Contemporary Latin America. Paperback
  • Richard S. Hillman
  • xv, 449 pages. 2005 (derde editie)


978158826341426a
James, Mills: The Qualities of Time: Anthropological Approaches. Paperback 
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  • Qualities of Time: Anthropological Approaches. Paperback
  • edited by Wendy James and David Mills
  • 392 pages, Illustrations. 2006


9781845200749 1845200748
Jansen: Codex Bodley. A Painted Chronicle from the Mixtec Highlands, Mexico. Hardback 
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  • Codex Bodley. A Painted Chronicle from the Mixtec Highlands, Mexico. Hardback
  • by Maarten Jansen
  • 96 pages, including 50 colour plates. 2005. Codex Bodley is one of the most important ancient Mexican manuscripts surviving today


9781851240951

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Jansen: Encounter With the Plumed Serpent: Drama and Power in the Heart of Mesoamerica. Hardcover 
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  • Encounter With the Plumed Serpent: Drama and Power in the Heart of Mesoamerica. Hardcover
  • by Maarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez
  • xviii, 395 pages. 2007


9780870818684
Monaghan: The Covenants With Earth and Rain: Exchange, Sacrifice, and Revelation in Mixtec Sociality. Paperback 
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  • Covenants With Earth and Rain: Exchange, Sacrifice, and Revelation in Mixtec Sociality. Paperback
  • by John Monaghan
  • 416 pages. 25 figures, 5 maps, 7 tables. 1999. John Monaghan explores the culture of the Mixtecs in Mexico. Focusing on the community of Santiago Nuyoo, located in the mountainous Mixteca Alta region, he describes Nuyooteco marriage practices, gift exchange, kinship systems, land tenure, cosmology, ritual, and feasting.


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Renfrew, Bahn: Archaeology. Theories Methods and Practice: 4th edition. Paperback 
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  • Archaeology. Theories, Methods, and Practice: 4th edition. Paperback
  • Colin Renfrew & Paul Bahn
  • 656 pages, notes, bibliography expanded and fully updated, glossary, index, over 600 illustrations. 2004. New box features: Conflict and warfare, Politics of destruction; the Bamiyan Buddhas, and more. Addition of a new in-depth case study on the sophisticated hunter-gatherer society, the Calusa.


9780500284414

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Renfrew, Bahn: Archaeology. Theories Methods and Practice: 5th edition. Paperback 
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  • Archaeology. Theories, Methods, and Practice: 5th edition. Paperback
  • by Colin Renfrew & Paul Bahn
  • 656 pages, notes, bibliography expanded and fully updated, glossary, index, over 600 illustrations. 2004. New box features: Conflict and warfare, Politics of destruction; the Bamiyan Buddhas, and more. Addition of a new in-depth case study on the sophisticated hunter-gatherer society, the Calusa.


9780500287194 0500287198

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Trigger: A History of Archaeological Thought. Paperback 
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  • History of Archaeological Thought. Paperback
  • Bruce G. Trigger
  • 730 pages, illustrated. 2006


9780521600491 0521600499
Trigger: Understanding Early Civilizations. A Comparative Study. Hardcover 
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  • Understanding Early Civilizations. A Comparative Study. Hardcover
  • by Bruce G. Trigger
  • 774 pages, 14 line diagrams 1 half-tone 9 maps. 2003. As the first class-based societies in human history, early civilizations are of great importance to social scientists interested in the development of human complexity. Detailed comparative study of the seven most fully documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs and their neighbors, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba.


9780521822459 0521822459
Trigger: Understanding Early Civilizations. A Comparative Study. Paperback 
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  • Understanding Early Civilizations. A Comparative Study. Paperback
  • Bruce G. Trigger
  • 774 pages. 2007. This book offers the first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs and adjacent peoples in the Valley of Mexico, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba.


9780521705455 0521705452
Wilson: The Archaeology of the Caribbean. Paperback 
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  • Archaeology of the Caribbean. Paperback
  • Samuel M. Wilson
  • 222 pages. 2007
  • A comprehensive synthesis of Caribbean prehistory from the earliest settlement by humans more than 4000 years BC, to the time of European conquest of the islands. The first human colonization of the Caribbean. The Saladoid phenomenon. The Taino. The Caribbean on the eve.


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