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...Betty J. Meggers An Archeological Chronology of Venezuela . Vols. I and II . By Cruxent J. M. and Rouse Irving . Washington, D. C. , 1958 . Pan American Union . Social Science Monograph, VI . Vol. I: Tables. Bibliography . Pp. xiv , 277 . Paper. $1.00 . Vol. II: 201 figs...

...Alfred Kidder, II Archeological Investigations at the Mouth of the Amazon . By Meggers Betty J. and Evans Clifford . Washington, D. C. , 1957 . United States Government Printing Office . Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Bulletin 167 . Illustrations. Maps...

...Julian H. Steward Archeological Studies in Peru, 1941-1942 . By Strong William Duncan , Willey Gordon R. , and Corbett John M. . ( New York : Columbia University Press , 1943 . Pp. 222 .) Copyright 1944 by Duke University Press 1944 ...

...Wm. Duncan Strong An Archeological Survey of Venezuela . By Osgood Cornelius and Howard George D. . [ Yale University Publications in Anthropology, Nos. 27-29 .] ( New Haven : Yale University Press , 1943 . Pp. 1 - 153 , illus.; 1-90, illus.; 1-70, illus . $3.50...

... by Hogarth James . Cleveland , 1966 . World Publishing Company . Archaeologia Mundi Series . Illustrations. Maps. Index . Pp. 243 . $10.00 . Ancient Oaxaca. Discoveries in Mexican Archeology and History . Edited by Paddock John . Stanford , 1966 . Stanford University Press...

... . $3.50 .) Archeology of the Maniabón Hills, Cuba . By Rouse Irving . [ Yale University Publications in Anthropology No. 26. Published for the Department of Anthropology, Yale University .] ( New Haven : Yale University Press , 1942 . Pp. 186 , 8 plates, 9 text figures, 7 tables . $3.50...

.... Illustrations . Pp. 143 . Paper . Copyright 1976 by Duke University Press 1976 The present study on the Astos of Peru—a prehispanic chiefdom situated on the high slopes of the Department of Huancavelica—is interesting for many reasons. First, the authors have taken a broader view of archeological...

... the transition to island living, manioc cultivation, and the development of large political systems. Part one presents works on ethnohistory and archeology. Ricardo Alegría discusses early Spanish chroniclers and their agendas, although he does not caution readers about the possibility of an elite agenda...

... University Press 1964 These two volumes in Spanish are translations of the English version published in 1958 and 1959 by the Pan American Union under the name of An Archeological Chronology of Venezuela , Vol. I and II in the same series. Some corrections have been made, but this Spanish edition...

... in Archaeology and History is a collection of papers assembled to honor Doris Stone, a pioneering figure in the archeology of Central America, who is especially known for her work in Honduras and Costa Rica. The authors of the papers are scholars representing personal or institutional associations with Stone...

... Ethnology and History, Florida Archeology, and Latin American Anthropology. Among them are his classic statement on cultural traditions in Florida prehistory and his monograph on the Spanish olive jar. The first is an excellent example of his total anthropological insight; the second is an example...

... 1987 This volume represents the first major attempt to deal with the archeology of the Southeastern Maya Periphery as a distinctive area. The primary focus is on the reporting and interpretation of extensive field research conducted in southeastern Guatemala, western Honduras, and El Salvador...

...D.S.D. Volume IV includes an exhaustive statement of chronology, “Chronometric Dating,” by Frederick Johnson and Richard S. MacNeish; a large number of radiocarbon dates referable to the Tehuacán archeological sequence in the time span covering about 8,000 years are listed and interpreted...

... . Copyright 1976 by Duke University Press 1976 Fred Olsen became interested in Caribbean archeology when he began spending winter vacations on Antigua in 1954, and his retirement three years later gave him ample time for his hobby. This readable book is a very personal account of his efforts to trace...

... conclusions and, it might be noted, many of his original hypotheses were changed prior to the defense of his dissertation. It is encouraging to note that much more extensive work is being done in the archeological area (particularly around the site of Xochicalco) to substantiate, alter, or obviate general...

... as a result of the move to poorer terrain. Basing his conclusions on evidence drawn from geology, ecology, historical linguistics and ethnology, as well as from thirteen years of archeological experience in the area, Lathrap provides a coherent picture of life in the Upper Amazon between the years 2000...

.... Glossary. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xxv , 411 . Cloth . $65.00 . Copyright 1988 by Duke University Press 1988 Historical archeology and social history are often nearly indistinguishable in their intellectual orientations, if not in their methods. As both fields advance toward a materially...

... the history of Middle America into three chronological periods: the first traces the first arrivals of man in the region through the evolution of the great civilizations and terminates with the arrival of the Spanish. The synthesis of this period derives almost exclusively from archeological explorations...

... judith francis zeitlin is assistant professor of anthropology at Brandeis University. Trained in Mesoamerican archeology at Yale University, where she received her Ph.D. in 1978, her ethnohistorical studies have focused on the transformation of Indian society and culture under Spanish...

... is an effort by the authors to reduce their two-volume work, An Archeological Chronology of Venezuela , published in 1961 by the Pan American Union, to “simpler form for the benefit of the nonspecialist and layman interested in Venezuelan archeology” (p. vii). Unfortunately, the goal is not met...