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Narrative Threads
Accounting and Recounting in Andean Khipu
Av Jeffrey Quilter, Gary Urton
Häftad, 2002
401 kr
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The Inka Empire stretched over much of the length and breadth of the South American Andes, encompassed elaborately planned cities linked by a complex network of roads and messengers, and created astonishing works of architecture and artistry and a compelling mythology-all without the aid of a …
Encyclopedia of the Incas
Av Gary Urton, Adriana von Hagen
Inbunden, 2015
1324 kr
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The Inca Empire existed for fewer than 100 years, yet ruled more subjects than either the Aztecs or the Maya and occupied a territory stretching nearly 3000 miles. The Incas left no system of writing; what we know of them has been gleaned from the archaeological record and accounts written …
Their Way of Writing
Scripts, Signs, and Pictographies in Pre-Columbian America
Av Elizabeth Hill Boone, Gary Urton
Inbunden, 2011
579 kr
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Construction of Value in the Ancient World
Av John K. Papadopoulos, Gary Urton
Häftad, 2024
734 kr
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Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen PrizeScholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. The Construction of Value in the Ancient World makes a significant contribution to this ongoing inquiry, bringing together in one comprehensive …
Animal Myths and Metaphors in South America
Av Gary Urton
Häftad, 1985
302 kr
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What similarities and differences do humans see between themselves and animals? Why do people commonly make metaphorical comparisons between human beings or social groups and animals, and to what degree are people’s attitudes and beliefs about animals parallel to or contingent upon their attitudes …
Skywatching in the Ancient World
New Perspectives in Cultural Astronomy
Häftad, 2010
226 kr
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Compiled in honor of Anthony F. Aveni, America's leading archaeoastronomer, Skywatching in the Ancient World offers state-of-the-art work in cultural astronomy by well-known experts in Mayan glyphic studies, cultural history, ethnohistory, and the history of science and of religions.This …
Construction of Value in the Ancient World
Av John K. Papadopoulos, Gary Urton
Inbunden, 2012
1042 kr
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Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Scholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. The Construction of Value in the Ancient World makes a significant contribution to this ongoing inquiry, bringing together in one comprehensive …
