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THE FIRST AMERICAN: A Story of North American Archaeology
by C. W. Ceram. B&W illustrations & photos. Condition: NEW (unread) 1972 Mentor paperback, first thus, 5th printing. Content: Reviewer: "C W Ceram's style in Gods, Graves and Scholars is continued in this volume. This book has even more adventure! If you think only the Old World has a fascinating past, you need to look at this book. The archaeologists who explored America's past were/are as interesting as those who explored Eygpt, and some of the finds were just as exciting. Although new information and studies have come after this book, Ceram is still the standard and a must-read for archaeologists and archaeology buffs. [1 copy available]
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GRANDMOTHERS OF THE LIGHT: A Medicine Woman's Sourcebook
by Paula Gunn Allen. Illustrations by Patricia Amlin. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Beacon Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. DJ shows nicks and edgewear. Interior clean & tight. Content: While basically a "new age" shamanism is emphasised in this book, the mythology is still good and covers all the tribal areas from the East Coast, Plains, Southwest, and Northwest as well as myths from the Aztecs and Mayas. Worth reading! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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KINGDOMS OF GOLD, KINGDOMS OF JADE: The Americas Before Columbus
by Brian M. Fagan. Great selection of B&W and color photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1991 Thames & Hudson hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first pritning. Content: This book discusses the world of the ancient Americas from the pre-Inca and pre-Aztec cultures to the Pacific Northwest peoples. Of course, some of this information is going to be dated, but the most impressive thing about this book is the photo selecction - some I've not seen before. Worth the read. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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A LITTLE HISTORY OF ASTRO-ARCHEOLOGY (aka Secrets of the Stones) Revised & Updated Edition
by John Michell. Great B&W photos, star charts, drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Thames & Hudson Trade Paperback, revised & updated edition. Content: Stonehenge today is a battlefield, not only for police and festivalgoers at midsummer but also for rival camps of archaeologists, astronomers, and other researchers into the mysteries of prehistoric religion and science. Controversy flared up in 1963, when Gerald Hawkins made early use of the computer to identify Stonehenge as an observatory for the sun and moon and an instrument for predicting eclipses. Further studies of megalithic sites by Alexander Thom proved that many of them were also related to the seasonal positions of the heavenly bodies. The study of astro-archaeology has now expanded worldwide, bringing new revelations about the mystical sciences of antiquity. This "little history" summarizes the issues involved in astro-archaeology, and illustrates its principal sites and personalities. Included are recent findings of British scientists, whose records of anomalous levels of natural energies at stone circles are in accordance with the magical reputations of such places in local folklore. The present state of research and the exciting prospects for astro-archaeology in the future are summed up in the final chapter. 97 B&W illustrations. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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MORE MAYA MISSIONS: Exploring Colonial Chiapas
by Richard D. Perry. Illustrated in B&W drawings and maps by the author. Condition: NEW 1995 Espadana Press (Santa Barbara, CA) Trade PB. No edition given. 128 pages. Content: Noted for its dramatic scenery, this remote province with its large Maya population has long fascinated travellers, especially its ancient Maya cities of Palenque, Toniná, and Chincultic. The unique Maya folk culture of Chiapas has survived in the highland villages, but the area also has a less well-known Spanish heritage. For over three hundred years, Chiapas was ruled from Guatemala, and today this legacy lives on in its language, culture, and rich variety of Spanish colonial buildings. These range from sophisticated urban churches, convents, and palaces, to old Dominican missions and vernacular village churches in the countryside. This new book will intrigue travellers along the Ruta Maya. Three itineraries cover all the principal monuments of the region, which include cathedrals, ornate parish churches, and fortress-like monasteries in addition to rural missions. All the buildings are described in their original settings and illustrated with original line drawings. (3 copies available)
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THE VIKINGS AND AMERICA (Ancient Peoples & Places Series)
by Erik Whlgren. 103 B&W photos, maps, & drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 2000 Thames & Hudson (UK) Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Reviewer: "A very well written, well illustrated, and fascinating recounting of Norse overseas activities in the Atlantic. After reaching and settling Iceland in the late 800s and Greenland in the late 900s, on several occasions recently settled Greenlanders indulged their exploratory and settlement urges and sailed for American shores, which Leif Eriksson had found and named Vinland ("Wineland") at his southern reach in about the year 1000. Wahlgren vividly describes the Viking background and the developing Norse culture, of which the Icelandic sagas became, many believe, the first truly notable body of literature in any Germanic language. As penetrating depictions of life, especially the better family sagas still have power to fascinate the modern reader. (This book's title can be a bit misleading since the Iceland and Greenland settlers were not "Vikings," i.e. sea raiders, but settled farmers and stockmen.) After describing the two saga versions of the Vinland story, in an interim chapter the author effectively debunks Minnesota's Kensington Stone as a hoax as well as discussing other dubious claims. The rest of the book focuses chiefly on the Vinland ventures." Questions welcome. [3 copies available]
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