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Автор: Grove David C.
Название: Discovering the Olmecs: An Unconventional History
ISBN: 9781477309858
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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История Америк

История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

ISBN-10: 1477309853
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 207
Вес: 0.31 кг.
Дата издания: 01.11.2015
Язык: English
Размер: 155 x 230 x 15
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ключевые слова: Prehistoric archaeology, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico,SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Подзаголовок: An unconventional history
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Поставляется из: Англии
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The Olmecs are renowned for their massive carved stone heads and other sculptures, the first stone monuments produced in Mesoamerica. Seven decades of archaeological research have given us many insights into the lifeways of the Olmecs, who inhabited parts of the modern Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from around 1150 to 400 BC, and there are several good books that summarize the current interpretations of Olmec prehistory. But these formal studies don’t describe the field experiences of the archaeologists who made the discoveries. What was it like to endure the Olmec region’s heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and ticks to bring that ancient society to light? How did unforeseen events and luck alter carefully planned research programs and the conclusions drawn from them? And, importantly, how did local communities and individuals react to the research projects and discoveries in their territories?

In this engaging book, a leading expert on the Olmecs tells those stories from his own experiences and those of his predecessors, colleagues, and students. Beginning with the first modern explorations in the 1920s, David Grove recounts how generations of archaeologists and local residents have uncovered the Olmec past and pieced together a portrait of this ancient civilization that left no written records. The stories are full of fortuitous discoveries and frustrating disappointments, helpful collaborations and deceitful shenanigans. What emerges is an unconventional history of Olmec archaeology, a lively introduction to archaeological fieldwork, and an exceptional overview of all that we currently know about the Olmecs.

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Preface

Chapter 1. The Olmecs Come to Light

Chapter 2. The Tulane Expedition and the Olmec World (1925–1926)

Chapter 3. The First Excavations: Tres Zapotes (1938–1940)

Chapter 4. Stone Heads in the Jungl

Discovering the Olmecs: An Unconventional History, Grove David C.