Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Casma city of El Purgatorio The Casma city of El Purgatorio Melissa A. Vogel Through analysis of the excavation sites and material culture of the major urban center of the Inka Casma polity, El Purgatorio, Vogel explores a transformative time in the pre-Hispanic Inka Empire. OL19735963W
At the edge of the world At the edge of the world Karen Bassie-Sweet "Reconstruction of classic period Maya beliefs about the structure of the universe based on imagery and hieroglyphic texts from lowland cities. Focuses on cosmological meanings of caves in defining t… OL2973916W
In the museum of Maya culture In the museum of Maya culture Quetzil E. Castañeda "Very interesting discussion of the ways in which anthropology, tourism, archaeology, and popular culture all contribute to the creation of the Maya as a social unit and Chichén Itzá as a place"--H… OL3239288W