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Author | : Nigel Davies |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This is a general history of the cultures and civilizations of pre-Hispanic Peru from pre-history to the Conquest. Although archaeological excavation, together with analytical study of colonial chroniclers, began in the early part of the twentieth century, the scope of investigation has been greatly intensified over the last two decades, with spectacular results. This is the first book for the general reader and student to incorporate these fresh insights and discoveries, and is as highly readable and engaging as its penetrating and informative.
Author | : Nigel Davies |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
"This outstanding study spans four rich civilizations in ancient Mexico, from 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest soon after A.D.1500: The "Olmecs," hunters and farmers who worshipped the man-jaguar and became the first great carvers in stone and jade. The culture of "Teotihuacan," with its sumptuous palaces and gigantic Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. The "Toltec" dynasty, whose temples, wreathed with carvings of predatory beasts, serpents and warriors, testify to a new militaristic phase in Mexican history. The "Aztecs," fierce empire-builders whose gods demanded complex rituals and the blood of human sacrifice. Writing for students, travellers and non-specialists, Nigel Davies puts these fascinating cultures into historical context. Drawing on the latest research, he discusses their arts, beliefs and customs, and their changing economic and political conditions, to build up a vivid picture of life in the kingdoms of ancient Mexico." --provided by Goodreads.
Author | : Institut du Monde Arabe |
Publisher | : Flammarion-Pere Castor |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Experts calculate that a culture began more than 6000 years ago, which emerged as the Nile's richest lands and rivaled that of the great Egypt downriver.
Author | : Geoff Emberling |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780615481029 |
Nubia: Ancient Kingdoms of Africa is the accompanying catalogue for an exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World that explores the rich cultures of ancient Nubia in present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan. The exhibition traces the rise, fall, and re-emergence of Nubian power over the course of some 2,500 years, from the earliest Nubian kingdoms of about 3000 BC through the conquest of Egypt beginning in about 750 BC. Beautifully illustrated, the catalogue includes a historical overview of Nubia and its excavations by Guest Curator Geoff Emberling; a series of archival excavation photos from one of Nubia's most prodigious excavators, George A. Reisner; a checklist of objects from the exhibition; and a selected bibliography for further study of these rich but little understood African kingdoms.
Author | : Marjorie M. Fisher |
Publisher | : American University in Cairo Press |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2012-09-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1649033974 |
A lushly illustrated gazetteer of the archaeological sites of southern Egypt and northern Sudan and named a 2012 American Publishers (PROSE) Awards winner for Best Archaeology & Anthropology Book For most of the modern world, ancient Nubia seems an unknown and enigmatic land. Only a handful of archaeologists have studied its history or unearthed the Nubian cities, temples, and cemeteries that once dotted the landscape of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Nubia’s remote setting in the midst of an inhospitable desert, with access by river blocked by impassable rapids, has lent it not only an air of mystery, but also isolated it from exploration. Over the past century, particularly during this last generation, scholars have begun to focus more attention on the fascinating cultures of ancient Nubia, ironically prompted by the construction of large dams that have flooded vast tracts of the ancient land. This book attempts to document some of what has recently been discovered about ancient Nubia, with its remarkable history, architecture, and culture, and thereby to give us a picture of this rich, but unfamiliar, African legacy.
Author | : Morten Braten |
Publisher | : White Wolf Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781588469946 |
Author | : Benjamin R. Foster |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2011-05-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691149976 |
In Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, Benjamin and Karen Foster tell the fascinating story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Accessible and concise, this is the most up-to-date and authoritative book on the subject. With illustrations of important works of art and architecture in every chapter, the narrative traces the rise and fall of successive civilizations and peoples in Iraq over the course of millennia--from the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians to the Persians, Seleucids, Parthians, and Sassanians. Ancient Iraq was home to remarkable achievements. One of the birthplaces of civilization, it saw the world's earliest cities and empires, writing and literature, science and mathematics, monumental art, and innumerable other innovations. Civilizations of Ancient Iraq gives special attention to these milestones, as well as to political, social, and economic history. And because archaeology is the source of almost everything we know about ancient Iraq, the book includes an epilogue on the discovery and fate of its antiquities. Compelling and timely, Civilizations of Ancient Iraq is an essential guide to understanding Mesopotamia's central role in the development of human culture.
Author | : Craig Benjamin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2018-05-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107114969 |
Introduces a crucial period of world history when the vast exchange network of the Silk Roads connected most of Eurasia.
Author | : Joyce Louise Haynes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Art, Ancient |
ISBN | : |
Includes a brief introduction to Nubia cultures and highlights of the Nubia gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, obtained from Nubian excavations.
Author | : Thomas Harrison |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Civilization, Ancient |
ISBN | : 9780892369874 |
A distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars surveys the great empires from 1600 BC to AD 500, from the ancient Mediterranean to China.