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The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most o...
Archaeology at the Rivas Site, Costa Rica
In this first-person tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great cere...
Practices In Peruvian Village
Gold, pomp, and circumstances surrounded the mummies of Inca emperors, but the elaborate funerary rites at the end of prehistory were only part of a t...
A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 9 and 10 October 1999
The lands between Mesoamerica and the Central Andes are famed for the rich diversity of ancient cultures that inhabited them. Throughout this vast reg...
Based on a set of papers presented by sixteen international scholars at the Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Studies symposium held in Lima, Peru, in 2004...
Media and Messages
Quilter utilizes the Peabody's collection as a means to investigate how the Moche used various media, particularly ceramics, to convey messages about ...
Gold of Ancient Panama
Written to accompany an upcoming exhibition, To Capture the Sun: Gold of Ancient Panama explores the Gilcrease Museum's collection of Pre-Columbian go...
The articles in this book conceptualize the ancient New World through new and varied approaches, from iconography to the history of anthropology. The ...
The glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America are vividly captured in this richly illustrated story of the rise and fall of the people of the re...
The Glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America
An illustrated examination of the superb artistic legacy that survived the ravages of the Conquistadors in the 16th century -- and the beliefs, deitie...
'Treasures of the Incas' presents an illustrated portrait of the rise and fall of various coastal and mountain peoples of the region, and the magnific...