Paper
| 112 pp. | 109 figures | 2002
ISBN 1-931707-29-4
ISBN 978-1-931707-29-9
$14.95
also available in cloth
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Guide
to the Mesoamerican Gallery
at
the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Elin
Danien
The
University Museum has been involved in Mesoamerican archaeology
for more than a century. Its collections include material from
northern Mexico to Costa Rica and represent all of the major
cultures of the region. This guide allows the visitor to gain
on-site understanding and the off-site reader to grasp how the
Museum’s collections fit into current archaeological theory.
The text underscores some of the pan-Mesoamerican aspects of
pre-Columbian peoples and the way each group interpreted underlying
similarities to create individual customs and beliefs, burial
practices and rituals offerings, and concepts of beauty. Also
included are important pieces from the Guatemala highlands;
figurines and carvings collected in the early 19th century by
the U.S. ambassador to Mexico; as well as significant material
from Central America, including the famous carved alabaster
vases from the Ulua Valley in Honduras. |
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