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  • The Archaeology of Tibes

    Life, Death, and Memory at an Early Ceremonial Center in the Caribbean

    by L. Antonio Curet, Lisa M. Stringer, Gordon Ambrosino, Mariela V. Declet Pérez, Harper Dine, Geoffrey R. DuChemin, Debra K. Green, María Mercedes Martínez Milantchi, José Mirão0, Maria A. Nieves-Colón1, William J. Pestle2, Ali Pourmand3, Charis L. Rodríguez Nieves4, Reniel Rodríguez Ramos5, Joshua M. Torres6, Anna Tsoupra7 ...
    Series series Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory
    A collection of new essays that brings archaeological insights and discoveries at the Tibes Ceremonial Center up to dateThe Archaeology of Tibes is a collection of essays offering a fresh analysis of this important ceremonial center. It brings new insights about social structure, illuminating the smaller-scale daily lives of ancient peoples rather than focusing on large-scale chiefdoms.Tibes is ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Tibes

    People, Power, and Ritual at the Center of the Cosmos

    by Lisa M. Stringer, Andrew Castor, Jeffrey B. Walker, Susan D. deFrance, Pedro Alvarado Zayas, Joshua M. Torres, Michelle J. LeFebvre, William J. Pestle, Carla S. Hadden, Jeffry D. Grigsby0, Daniel Welch1, Scott Rice-Snow2, Melissa J. Castor3, Richard H. Fluegeman4, Geoffrey R. DuChemin5, Dr. L. Antonio Curet7, Dr. Edwin Crespo-Torres, Ph.D.8, Dr. Lee A. Newsom9 ...
    Series series Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory
    The first comprehensive analysis of a strategically located ceremonial center on the island of Puerto RicoThe prehistoric civic-ceremonial center of Tibes is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, just north of the modern coastal city of Ponce. Protected on two sides by a river, and on the other two sides by hills, this approximately 10.5-acre site remains as fertile and productive today as ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

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    Multidisciplinary Research at Chunchucmil

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    Ancient Maya Commerce presents nearly two decades of multidisciplinary research at Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico—a thriving Classic period Maya center organized around commercial exchange rather than agriculture. An urban center without a king and unable to sustain agrarian independence, Chunchucmil is a rare example of a Maya city in which economics, not political rituals, served as the engine of ... Read more

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  • Megafauna

    Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America

    by Richard A. Fariña, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, Gerry De Iuliis ...
    Series series Life of the Past
    "An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and distribution of these fantastic animals . . . Highly recommended." — ChoiceMore than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ... Read more

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  • Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys

    The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America

    by Darin A. Croft ...
    Series series Life of the Past
    A thrilling guide to the Cenozoic mammals of South America, featuring seventy-five life reconstructions of extinct species, plus photos of specimens and sites.South America is home to some of the most distinctive mammals on Earth—giant armadillos, tiny anteaters, the world's largest rodent, and its smallest deer. But the continent once supported a variety of other equally intriguing mammals that ... Read more

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  • Prehistory of South America

    Ancient Cultural Diversity on the Least Known Continent

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    A Prehistory of South America is an overview of the ancient and historic native cultures of the entire continent of South America based on the most recent archaeological investigations. This accessible, clearly written text is designed to engage undergraduate and beginning graduate students in anthropology.For more than 12,000 years, South American cultures ranged from mobile hunters and gatherers ... Read more

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  • Guide of Amphibians and Reptiles of São Tomé and Príncipe

    by César J. Pollo ...
    The Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands (Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón) are the result of volcanic activity of the Cameroon Volcanic Line that occurred along this fracture in the earth's crust during the lower Tertiary and early Quaternary and that continues inland as the Cameroon/Nigerian mountains.They are located between 220 and 350 kilometers from the western coast of Central Africa and have never ... Read more

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  • El Hierro Island Global Geopark

    Diversity of Volcanic Heritage for Geotourism

    Edited by Javier Dóniz-Páez, Nemesio M. Pérez ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book explores El Hierro Island, which is geologically the youngest of the Canary Islands (Spain). Having registered its latest volcanic eruption in 2011-2012, it is an oceanic subtropical island with low population pressure and a largely unchanged natural landscape. Accordingly, a great geodiversity of volcanic morphologies and erosion processes has been preserved. In addition, ... Read more

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  • Amazonia in the Anthropocene

    People, Soils, Plants, Forests

    by Nicholas C. Kawa ...
    Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes from the vantage point of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.Drawing from extensive ethnographic research, Nicholas ... Read more

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  • The Archaeology of Caribbean and Circum-Caribbean Farmers (6000 BC - AD 1500)

    Edited by Basil Reid ...
    Comprising 17 chapters and with a wide geographic reach stretching from the Florida Keys in the north to the Guianas in the south, this volume places a well-needed academic spotlight on what is generally considered an integral topic in Caribbean and circum-Caribbean archaeology.The book explores a variety of issues, including the introduction and dispersal of early cultivars, plant manipulation, ... Read more

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  • Imperfect Balance

    Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas

    Edited by David Lentz ...
    Series series Historical Ecology Series
    We often envision the New World before the arrival of the Europeans as a land of pristine natural beauty and undisturbed environments. However, David Lentz offers an alternative view by detailing the impact of native cultures on these ecosystems prior to their contact with Europeans. Drawing on a wide range of experts from the fields of paleoclimatology, historical ecology, paleontology, botany, ... Read more

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  • Costa Rican Natural History

    With 174 Contributors

    Edited by Daniel H. Janzen ...
    This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects."This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. ... Read more

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