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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
by Charles C Mann
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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)

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Lost World: Rewriting Prehistory-How New Science Is Tracing America's Ice Age Mariners
Lost World: Rewriting Prehistory-How New Science Is Tracing America's Ice Age Mariners
by Tom Koppel
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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)

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Ancient Americas: Maya, Aztec, Inca and Beyond (08 Edition)
Ancient Americas: Maya, Aztec, Inca and Beyond (08 Edition)
by Nicholas J. Saunders
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In AD 1492, Christopher Columbus stumbled across the Americas while searching for a route to the spice rich Orient. This was a unique moment in world history, akin to an encounter with alien species in our own time. What Columbus, and his successors... (read more)

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Ancient Civilizaitons of the New World
Ancient Civilizaitons of the New World
by Richard E W Adams
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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)

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Lost Cities of North & Central America (Lost Cities Series)
Lost Cities of North & Central America (Lost Cities Series)
by David Hatcher Childress
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Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist Childress takes the reader on unforgettable journeys in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries. Join him as he crosses deserts, mountains, and jungles in search of legendary cities, vast gold treasure... (read more)

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Ancient American Art in Detail (Art in Detail)
Ancient American Art in Detail (Art in Detail)
by Colin Mcewan
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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)

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The Island of Seven Cities: Where the Chinese Settled When They Discovered North America
The Island of Seven Cities: Where the Chinese Settled When They Discovered North America
by Paul Chiasson
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The gripping, marvel-filled account of how a native son took a casual walk up a mountain on Cape Breton Island and made an archeological discovery of world-shaking proportions. In the summer of 2003, at home for his parents’ fiftieth wedding... (read more)

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Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
by Antony Mason
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In ancient North and South America extraordinary civilizations rose, flourished, and fell. The Mayan pyramids and the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru and Teotihuacan in Mexico remain a testament to these cultures. Ancient Civilizations of the Americas... (read more)

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Gold in the Americas
Gold in the Americas
by Helene Dionne
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Gold's natural properties are every bit as surprising as the powers attributed to the mineral, which is why gold could engender the brutal but extraordinarily productive encounter of the peoples who built the Americas of today. The Indians, Africans... (read more)

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Prehistory of the Americas
Prehistory of the Americas
by Stuart J Fiedel
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An analysis of the development of the prehistoric cultures of North, Central and South America from c.10,000 BC???AD 1530.... (read more)

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The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World
The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World
by Christophe Hardaker
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The First American is the story of the great Valsequillo discoveries, the greatest story of American early man discoveries never told. This time, science will fight back.... (read more)

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Stolen Continents: 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
Stolen Continents: 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
by Ronald Wright
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Powerful and passionate, Stolen Continents is a history of the Americas unlike any other. This incisive single-volume report tells the stories of the conquest and survival of five great American cultures — Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee, and... (read more)

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The first Americans
The first Americans
by Juan Schobinger
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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)

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A Study of Pueblo Architecture in Tusayan and Cibola
A Study of Pueblo Architecture in Tusayan and Cibola
by Victor Mindeleff
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This book reprints the highly praised ground-breaking findings of Mindeleff, who worked with and learned from the pioneers of southwestern ethnography from 1881 to 1889. First published in 1891 as the Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of American... (read more)

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Prehistory of the Americas
Prehistory of the Americas
by Stuart J Fiedel
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An analysis of the development of the prehistoric cultures of North, Central and South America from c.10,000 BC???AD 1530.... (read more)

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Ancient American Civilizations
Ancient American Civilizations
by Friedrich Katz
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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)

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Landscapes of Origin in the Americas: Creation Narratives Linking Ancient Places and Present Communities
Landscapes of Origin in the Americas: Creation Narratives Linking Ancient Places and Present Communities
by Jessica Christie
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Kingdoms of gold, kingdoms of jade :the Americas before Columbus
Kingdoms of gold, kingdoms of jade :the Americas before Columbus
by Brian M Fagan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-234) and index.... (read more)

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Atlas of Ancient America
Atlas of Ancient America
by Michael Coe
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Includes bibliographic references (p. 226-227) and index.... (read more)

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