The ancient Americans : a reference guide to the art, culture, and history of pre-Columbian North and South America / Juan Schobinger ; translation, Carys Evans-Corrales ; consultant, Susan Kart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schobinger, Juan.

Contributor:

Class of 1939 Fund.

Standardized Title:

Arte prehistorico de America. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Rock paintings--America.

Rock paintings.

Petroglyphs--America.

Petroglyphs.

Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.

Indigenous peoples.

Indians--Antiquities.

Indian art.

America--Antiquities.

America.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (288 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2001.

Summary:

Lavishly illustrated in full color and black and white, this handsome reference provides a broad survey of the rich artistic heritage of pre-Columbian North and South America. Meticulously researched by archaeologists and anthropologists, the set features dramatic close-ups of engraved rock artifacts, cave paintings, pottery, and inscribed and sculpted bones. Covering the entire two continents from present-day Canada in the far north through Central America and down to the Andes Mountains and Patagonia in the south, it is a stunning visual and written record of the great variety of artworks created by Neolithic American peoples over many millennia.

Contents:

Hunters and gatherers in paleolithic and mid-paleolithic times

Hunters and gatherers of the Andes (8000-1500 B.C.E.)

Neolithic America

Cave art of early farmers, early potters, and late hunters

North America

Central America, the Caribbean, and the Northern and Western Amazon

The Andean area

Eastern and Southern South America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 273-282) and index (volume 2).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

0765680343

OCLC:

55692824