The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology

The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology
Author: Timothy R. Pauketat
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 693
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190241098

The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology reviews the continent's first and last foragers, farmers, and great pre-Columbian civic and ceremonial centers, from Chaco Canyon to Moundville and beyond.

"Symbolic Essence" and Other Writings on Modern Architecture and American Culture

Author: William H. Jordy
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780300094497

'The Symbolic Essence of Modern European Architecture of the Twenties and Its Continuing Influence'), this collection contains critical writings on works by Mies, Corbusier, Kahn, and Venturi, as well as one previously unpublished text. Jordy leads readers to discover important connections of architecture with art, literature, intellectual history, symbolic structures, social purpose and community. He significantly shaped the way we understand the character and meaning of modern architecture and American culture.

Ceramic Sequence in Colima

Ceramic Sequence in Colima
Author: Isabel Kelly
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 1980
Genre: History
ISBN: 0816505659

"Kelly's identification of a nineteenth-century B. C. ceramic complex has far-reaching implications for the archaeology of western Mexico and its relationship with central Mexico and South America. . . . A well-illustrated monograph that covers much more than the title promises."—The Masterkey