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Author : Henry Chapman Mercer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Hill-caves of Yucatan written by Henry Chapman Mercer and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1896-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Author : Henry Champan Mercer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (411 download)
Download or read book The hill-caves of Yucatan written by Henry Champan Mercer and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Chapman Mercer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
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Download or read book The Hill-caves of Yucatan written by Henry Chapman Mercer and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry C. Mercer
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ISBN 13 : 9780806113111
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Hill-caves of Yucatan written by Henry C. Mercer and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanislav Chládek
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759119872
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)
Download or read book Exploring Maya Ritual Caves written by Stanislav Chládek and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring Maya Ritual Caves offers a rare survey and explication of most of the known ancient Maya ritual caves in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The caves were the Maya underworld, where rituals, including animal and human sacrifice, were carried out. The Maya cave cult and mythology, construction and modification of the caves, and cult art and artifacts are discussed. Chládek, an intrepid explorer, then describes important caves that he has recently visited and provides photos of their wonders.
Author : Henry C. Mercer
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Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Hill Caves of Yucatan written by Henry C. Mercer and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Gunn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1579583997
Total Pages : 1971 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (795 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science written by John Gunn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science examines cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management.
Author : Charles H. Faulkner
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572334335
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (343 download)
Download or read book The Prehistoric Native American Art of Mud Glyph Cave written by Charles H. Faulkner and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only book on the historic art to be found in Mud Glyph Cave.
Author : David H. Dye
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1572336080
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (723 download)
Download or read book Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands written by David H. Dye and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patty Jo Watson's prolific career began in the early 1950s as an energetic graduate student at the University of Chicago and culminated with her induction into the National Academy of Sciences and subsequent retirement from Washington University in 2003. During that time her groundbreaking research impacted multiple fields within the discipline of archaeology, but her astonishing research into the underground caves of the eastern United States recognizes her as one of the world's leading experts on cave archaeology. In honor of Dr. Watson and her monumental achievements in the field, twenty-two established scholars present in this volume new and insightful research into prehistoric and historic use of southeastern dark zones. Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands, edited by David H. Dye, explores how prehistoric and historic peoples utilized caves as a means to further their economic growth and represent cultural values within their societies. The essays range in topics from early gypsum mining to rare American Indian cave art, from historic saltpeter extraction to current archaeobotanical and paleofecal research. Dye and the contributors contend that studies of deep zone caves reveal multiple insights into the values, beliefs, and cultural lifeways of ancient and historic peoples. In addition to presenting new research in the field, contributors also place particular emphasis on Dr. Watson's influential cave research and how it has molded their own work. The essays convey a sense of wonder at the unique and sometimes harrowing world of caves, and readers will get a sense of why Native Americans regarded the Underworld or Beneathworld as a supernatural realm to be tread upon with great respect and caution. This volume of uniformly excellent essays will no doubt be a lantern that sheds light onto the importance of studying and understanding the all too secret world of underground caves. David H. Dye is professor of archaeology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Memphis and a former student of Patty Jo Watson's. He is author of Cycles of Violence: An Archaeology of Peace and War in Native Eastern North American, coeditor, with Richard J. Chacon, of The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians, and, with Cheryl Anne Cox, of Towns and Temples Along the Mississippi.
Author : James E. Brady
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292756151
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book In the Maw of the Earth Monster written by James E. Brady and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As portals to the supernatural realm that creates and animates the universe, caves have always been held sacred by the peoples of Mesoamerica. From ancient times to the present, Mesoamericans have made pilgrimages to caves for ceremonies ranging from rituals of passage to petitions for rain and a plentiful harvest. So important were caves to the pre-Hispanic peoples that they are mentioned in Maya hieroglyphic writing and portrayed in the Central Mexican and Oaxacan pictorial codices. Many ancient settlements were located in proximity to caves. This volume gathers papers from twenty prominent Mesoamerican archaeologists, linguists, and ethnographers to present a state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use in Mesoamerica from Pre-Columbian times to the present. Organized geographically, the book examines cave use in Central Mexico, Oaxaca, and the Maya region. Some reports present detailed site studies, while others offer new theoretical understandings of cave rituals. As a whole, the collection validates cave study as the cutting edge of scientific investigation of indigenous ritual and belief. It confirms that the indigenous religious system of Mesoamerica was and still is much more terrestrially focused that has been generally appreciated.
Author : Holley Moyes
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607321785
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Sacred Darkness written by Holley Moyes and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caves have been used in various ways across human society, but despite the persistence within popular culture of the iconic caveman, deep caves were never used primarily as habitation sites for early humans. Rather, in both ancient and contemporary contexts, caves have served primarily as ritual spaces. In Sacred Darkness, contributors use archaeological evidence as well as ethnographic studies of modern ritual practices to envision the cave as place of spiritual and ideological power that emerges as a potent venue for ritual practice. Covering the ritual use of caves in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Mesoamerica, and the US Southwest and Eastern woodlands, this book brings together case studies by prominent scholars whose research spans from the Paleolithic period to the present day. These contributions demonstrate that cave sites are as fruitful as surface contexts in promoting the understanding of both ancient and modern religious beliefs and practices. This state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use will be one of the most valuable resources for understanding the role of caves in studies of religion, sacred landscape, or cosmology and a must-read for any archaeologist interested in caves.
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Total Pages : 888 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 880 pages
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Download or read book The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 896 pages
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Download or read book Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 892 pages
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Download or read book Appletons ̕annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allan Meyers
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816529957
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Outside the Hacienda Walls written by Allan Meyers and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mexican Revolution was a tumultuous struggle for social and political reform that ousted an autocrat and paved the way for a new national constitution. The conflict, however, came late to Yucatán, where a network of elite families with largely European roots held the reins of government. This privileged group reaped spectacular wealth from haciendas, cash-crop plantations tended by debt-ridden servants of Maya descent. When a revolutionary army from central Mexico finally gained a foothold in Yucatán in 1915, the local custom of agrarian servitude met its demise. Drawing on a dozen years of archaeological and historical investigation, Allan Meyers breaks new ground in the study of Yucatán haciendas. He explores a plantation village called San Juan Bautista Tabi, which once stood at the heart of a vast sugar estate. Occupied for only a few generations, the village was abandoned during the revolutionary upheaval. Its ruins now lie within a state-owned ecological reserve. Through oral histories, archival records, and physical remains, Meyers examines various facets of the plantation landscape. He presents original data and fresh interpretations on settlement organization, social stratification, and spatial relationships. His systematic approach to "things underfoot," small everyday objects that are now buried in the tropical forest, offers views of the hacienda experience that are often missing in official written sources. In this way, he raises the voices of rural, mostly illiterate Maya speakers who toiled as laborers. What emerges is a portrait of hacienda social life that transcends depictions gleaned from historical methods alone. Students, researchers, and travelers to Mexico will all find something of interest in Meyers's lively presentation. Readers will see the old haciendas—once forsaken but now experiencing a rebirth as tourist destinations—in a new light. These heritage sites not only testify to social conditions that prevailed before the Mexican Revolution, but also remind us that the human geography of modern Yucatán is as much a product of plantation times as it is of more ancient periods.
