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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Staff Pick Charles C. Mann has pulled off an impressive feat — a scholarly, thorough work of history that's almost compulsively readable. In 1491, he summarizes and examines the last thirty years of research into the pre-Columbian Americas, and comes to some... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus by Charles C Mann Publisher Comments A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America by Brian M Fagan Publisher Comments Widely regarded as a classic, this edition incorporates new information from the debates and discoveries that have taken place since the late 1980s to answer one of archaeology's greatest questions: How, where, when, and why did human beings take the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost World: Rewriting Prehistory-How New Science Is Tracing America's Ice Age Mariners by Tom Koppel Publisher Comments In a captivating blend of extreme science and historical sleuthing, veteran journalist Tom Koppel tells the inside story of the quest to discover who first settled in the New World -- and how and when they did it. For decades the issue seemed moot. The... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Beyond the Blockade: New Currents in Cuban Archaeology (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory) by Susan Kepecs Publisher Comments This innovative volume builds on dialogues opened in recent years between Cuban archaeologists, whose work has long been carried out behind closed doors, and their international colleagues. The chapters included herein span a wide range of... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Ancient Civilizaitons of the New World by Richard E W Adams Publisher Comments In this concise, yet sweeping look at the origins and development of ancient New World civilizations, Richard Adams provides a superb introductory overview of these unique and fascinating cultures. Incorporating the latest breakthroughs in the study of... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ancient Andean Village: Marcaya in Prehispanic Nasca by Bradford Luckingham Publisher Comments Although ancient civilizations in the Andes are rich in history—with expansive empires, skilled artisans, and vast temple centers—the history of the Andean foothills on the south coast of present-day Peru is only now being unveiled. Nasca, a... (read more) List Price $33.25 Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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Toward a Behavioral Ecology of Lithic Technology: Cases from Paleoindian Archaeology by Todd A Surovell Publisher Comments Modern humans and their hominid ancestors relied on chipped-stone technology for well over two million years and colonized more than 99 percent of the Earth's habitable landmass in doing so. Yet there currently exist only a handful of informal models... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Trade Paper
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Prehistory of the Americas by Stuart J Fiedel Publisher Comments Fiedel's book, exploring the development of the prehistoric cultures of North, Central and South America from about 10,000 BC to AD 1530, has been updated to include discussion of recent discoveries and analyses of their implications. The author... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The New World's Old World: Photographic Views of Ancient America by May Castleberry Publisher Comments "The New World's Old World: Photographic Views of Ancient America showcases the remarkable work of photographers who have captured the archaeological landscapes of ancient American cultures from the dawn of photography to the current day.... (read more) List Price $47.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Settlement of the Americas: A New Prehistory by Thomas D Dillehay Publisher Comments Who were the first Americans? Where did they come from, when did they get here, and how did they settle the Americas? Until three years ago, the “Clovis” people were credited as the pioneers, arriving across the Bering land bridge at the end... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient American Art in Detail (Art in Detail) by Colin Mcewan Publisher Comments This latest title in a strikingly beautiful series of collectable books turns our attention to the rich variety of art from the Ancient Americas. We gain fascinating insights into the design and production of a wide range of objects from Mexico and... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $15.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Lost World: Rewriting Prehistory---How New Science Is Tracing America's Ice Age Mariners by Tom Koppel Publisher Comments An award-winning journalist integrates the latest scientific research from archaeologists, geologists, biologists, and paleontologists in an incisive study of American prehistory, revealing startling new evidence about the earliest human inhabitants of... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The first Americans by Juan Schobinger Book News Annotation Originally published in Italian (1994: Editoriale Jaca Book spa, Milan). The author, an archaeologist affiliated with the University of Cujo in Argentina, writes for a general audience. The scope is broad: coverage of the origin, history, and culture... (read more) Your price: $1.98 Used - Hardcover
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New World Archaeology & Culture History: Collected Essays & Articles by Gordon R Willey Book News Annotation Thirty papers from Willey's (archaeology, Harvard) 40-year career. He introduces each section with an explanation of the state of the field and his own ideas at the time of writing, and how each has changed since then. Focuses on Central and South... (read more) Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Prehistory of the Americas by Stuart J Fiedel Publisher Comments An analysis of the development of the prehistoric cultures of North, Central and South America from c.10,000 BC???AD 1530.... (read more) List Price $127.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient American Civilizations by Friedrich Katz Publisher Comments Tracing the development of ancient civilizations of the pre-Columbian Americas, this is a fascinating account of how these civilizations culminated in the magnificent empires of the Aztecs and Incas.... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes by Richard F Townsend Your price: $28.00 Used - Hardcover
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Kingdoms of gold, kingdoms of jade :the Americas before Columbus by Brian M Fagan Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-234) and index.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Atlas of Ancient America by Michael Coe Description Includes bibliographic references (p. 226-227) and index.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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