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Languages : es
Pages : 197
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Boletín de arqueología e historia de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín
Author: Kontisuyo
Author: Universidad Nacional de San AgustínPublisher:
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Languages : es
Pages : 0
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Actes
Author: Andean Archaeology III
Author: William IsbellPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387757308
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The third volume in the Andean Archaeology series, this book focuses on the marked cultural differences between the northern and southern regions of the Central Andes, and considers the conditions under which these differences evolved, grew pronounced, and diminished. This book continues the dynamic, current problem-oriented approach to the field of Andean Archaeology that began with Andean Archaeology I and Andean Archaeology II. Combines up-to-date research, diverse theoretical platforms, and far-reaching interpretations to draw provocative and thoughtful conclusions.
Handbook of South American Archaeology
Author: Helaine SilvermanPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387749071
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1172
Book Description
Perhaps the contributions of South American archaeology to the larger field of world archaeology have been inadequately recognized. If so, this is probably because there have been relatively few archaeologists working in South America outside of Peru and recent advances in knowledge in other parts of the continent are only beginning to enter larger archaeological discourse. Many ideas of and about South American archaeology held by scholars from outside the area are going to change irrevocably with the appearance of the present volume. Not only does the Handbook of South American Archaeology (HSAA) provide immense and broad information about ancient South America, the volume also showcases the contributions made by South Americans to social theory. Moreover, one of the merits of this volume is that about half the authors (30) are South Americans, and the bibliographies in their chapters will be especially useful guides to Spanish and Portuguese literature as well as to the latest research. It is inevitable that the HSAA will be compared with the multi-volume Handbook of South American Indians (HSAI), with its detailed descriptions of indigenous peoples of South America, that was organized and edited by Julian Steward. Although there are heroic archaeological essays in the HSAI, by the likes of Junius Bird, Gordon Willey, John Rowe, and John Murra, Steward states frankly in his introduction to Volume Two that “arch- ology is included by way of background” to the ethnographic chapters.
Memories from Darkness
Author: Pedro FunariPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441906797
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
To Write What one Could Not Tell Anyone You who live in all tranquility So warm and comfortable in your houses, You who come home at night to find The table laid and friendly faces around you, Consider if this is a man, He who toils in the mud, Who knows no rest, Who fights for a crust of bread, Who dies for the slightest reason. Consider if this is a woman, She who has lost her name and her hair, And even the strength to remember, Her gaze blank and her bosom chilled, Like a frog in winter. Do not forget that this happened, No, do not forget it: Engrave these words in your heart. Think of them in your home, in the street, When you sleep, when you rise; Repeat them to your children. Or else your house will crumble, You will be overcome by illness, And your children will turn away from you (Levi 1987:9, the translations is mine). At Auschwitz, Filip Müller was assigned to the Sonderkommando. Every day, with his fellow prisoners, he emptied the gas chambers of their piles of defiled corpses and loaded them into the crematorium furnaces of the extermination camp.
Megaliths of the World
Author: Luc LaportePublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803273216
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Bringing together the latest research on megalithic monuments throughout the world, 150 researchers offer 72 articles, providing a region-by region account in their specialist areas, and a summary of the current state of knowledge. Highlighting salient themes, the book is vital to anyone interested in the phenomenon of megalithic monumentality.
Final Report and Working Papers
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Category : Acquisition of Latin American publications
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Irregular Serials and Annuals
Author: R. R. Bowker LLCPublisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835212410
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1488
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