Structure and Meaning in Human Settlements
Exploration of the relationships among form, space, and cultural meaning in human habitation.
 

  Understanding Early Classic Copan
The first volume to focus on the Early Classic context (AD 400-650) of the Maya city of Copan.
 

  Santa Cruz Island Figure Sculpture
Ethnographic study of traditional sculpture from Santa Cruz Island.
 


  The "Ur-Nammu" Stela
Ur-Nammu was king of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia (southern Iraq) around 2000 B.C.
 



  Visions of a Huichol Shaman
Brilliant visionary yarn paintings of the shaman-artist Jose Benitez Sanchez emerge transformed into two-dimensional form.
 


  East African Archaeology
an appreciation of the many facets of East Africa’s cultural and archaeological diversity over the last 2,000 years.
 


  Adventures in Photography
Exploration of the photographs from the Museum’s Archives and the role of photography in studying human cultures.
 


  Iraq's Marsh Arabs
Ethno-archaeological fieldwork near a mound called al-Hiba, in the marshes of southern Iraq.
 



  Time and Temporality
Time in antiquity, juxtaposing cultures and societies, yields remarkable intersections with temporality.
 

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