University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, 1911-1916, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, 1911-1916, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: University Of California
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780282215026

Excerpt from University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, 1911-1916, Vol. 2 It has been thought sufficient, considering the treatment already given the Hupa language, to provide descriptions of the individual sounds occurring in Kato, illustrated as fully as pos sible with tracings; and to list the morphological elements, accompanying each with a few examples. This has been done with the expectation that the chief use made of the work would be comparative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Indians of the Plains

Indians of the Plains
Author: Robert Harry Lowie
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803279070

First published in 1954, Robert H. Lowie's Indians of the Plains surveys in a lucid and concise fashion the history and culture of the Indian tribes between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains. The author visited various tribes from 1906 to 1931, observing them carefully, participating in their lifeways, studying their languages, and listening to their legends and tales. After a half century of study, Lowie wrote this book, praised by anthropologists as the synthesis of a lifetime's work. A preface by Raymond J. DeMallie situates the book in the history of American anthropology and describes information and changes in interpretation that have emerged since Indians of the Plains first appeared.

Quiriguá Reports, Volume I

Quiriguá Reports, Volume I
Author: Wendy Ashmore
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1979-01-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780934718264

Although Quiriguá and its magnificent carved monuments have been recorded and studied by scholars over the past century, little archaeological data were available until recently. From 1973 through 1979, the University Museum sponsored investigations at this major lowland Maya site in eastern Guatemala. The aims of the work were to document a basic chronology, to determine the nature and pattern of structures, and to test hypotheses concerning the origins, location, and demise of Quiriguá. University Museum Monograph, 37

Lightning Warrior

Lightning Warrior
Author: Matthew G. Looper
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2003-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0292705565

Using epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua's monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D. reign of the city's most famous ruler, K'ak' Tiliw. In particular, Matthew Looper focuses on the role of stelae and other sculpture in representing the persona of the ruler not only as a political authority but also as a manifestation of various supernatural entities with whom he was associated through ritual performance.-publisher description.