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  • Before the Volcano Erupted

    The Ancient Cerén Village in Central America

    Edited by Payson D. Sheets ...
    On an August evening around AD 600, residents of the Cerén village in the Zapotitán Valley of what is now El Salvador were sitting down to their nightly meal when ground tremors and loud steam emissions warned of an impending volcanic eruption. The villagers fled, leaving their town to be buried under five meters of volcanic ash and forgotten until a bulldozer uncovered evidence of the ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Archeology and Volcanism in Central America

    The Zapotitán Valley of El Salvador

    Edited by Payson D. Sheets ...
    Series series Texas Pan American Series
    Scientists have long speculated on the impact of extreme natural catastrophes on human societies. Archeology and Volcanism in Central America provides dramatic evidence of the effects of several volcanic disasters on a major civilization of the Western Hemisphere, that of the Maya.During the past 2,000 years, four volcanic eruptions have taken place in the Zapotitán Valley of southern El Salvador. ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Archaeology, Volcanism, and Remote Sensing in the Arenal Region, Costa Rica

    Edited by Payson D. Sheets, Brian R. McKee ...
    How humans adapt to life in an area prone to natural disasters is an intriguing study for the social sciences. In this volume, experts from several disciplines explore the adaptation process of prehistoric societies in the volcanic Arenal region of Costa Rica from about 2000 BC to the Spanish Conquest at about AD 1500.The data in this volume come from a survey of the region conducted with the ... Read more

    $42.79 USD

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  • Ancient Maya Commerce

    Multidisciplinary Research at Chunchucmil

    Edited by Scott R. Hutson ...
    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

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Tropical Ecology

    by John Kricher ...
    This full-color illustrated textbook offers the first comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of tropical ecology. It explains why the world's tropical rain forests are so universally rich in species, what factors may contribute to high species richness, how nutrient cycles affect rain forest ecology, and how ecologists investigate the complex interrelationships among flora and fauna. It ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • 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

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Neotropical Companion

    by John C. Kricher ...
    The acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics—now fully updated and expandedThe New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics. Featuring stunning color photos throughout, it is a ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Flintknapping

    Making and Understanding Stone Tools

    by John C. Whittaker ...
    Flintknapping is an ancient craft enjoying a resurgence of interest among both amateur and professional students of prehistoric cultures. John C. Whitaker's bestselling guide is a detailed handbook on flintknapping, written from the archaeological perspective of interpreting stone tools as well as making them.Flintknapping contains detailed, practical information on making stone tools. Whittaker ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Cenozoic Age

    by Giancarlo Varnier ...
    The Cenozoic or Tertiary Era, derives its name from the greek and means "recent life". It covers the long period of time ranging from 65 to 1.8 million years ago. For the great success of the Mammals, the Cenozoic is also called the Age of Mammals.Birds conquer the heavens, no longer dominated by the flying reptiles. Toward the end of this Age will come out early hominids. ... Read more

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  • The Monkey's Voyage

    How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life

    by Alan de Queiroz ...
    Throughout the world, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? Why are such species found where they are across the Earth?Since the discovery of plate tectonics, scientists have conjectured that plants and animals were scattered over the globe by riding pieces of ancient supercontinents as they broke up. In ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Physical Geology and Geological History of South America

    by Edward Revollo ...
    This work intent to give an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of geology for all those are interested in the understanding and learn about all the processes and phenomena that formed and shaped the Earth, since its formation, around 4,800 million years before present (BP). Early geologists, makes its task of studying and interpreting these processes, contributed to display the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD