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  • Maya Gods of War

    by Karen Bassie-Sweet ...
    Numerous archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. Maya Gods of War investigates the Classic period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made.Author Karen Bassie-Sweet traces the semantic markers used to distinguish flint from ... Read more

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  • The Ch'ol Maya of Chiapas

    by Robert M. Laughlin, Nicholas A. Hopkins, Andrés Brizuela Casimir ...
    The Ch’ol Maya who live in the western Mexican state of Chiapas are direct descendants of the Maya of the Classic period. Exploring their history and culture, volume editor Karen Bassie-Sweet and the other authors assembled here uncover clear continuity between contemporary Maya rituals and beliefs and their ancient counterparts.With evocative and thoughtful essays by leading scholars of Maya ... Read more

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  • If You Think You Are My Daughter

    by Jeanne Biedrzyck, Karen Sweet, Lewis M. Elia ...
    Jeanne is sixteen years old and is forced to give up her baby girl for adoption. She never gets to see or hold her but she never forgets. And so begins a journey, a search for a lost child which will last thirty years. Join these two women on a spiritual journey as they learn the meaning of family and love which ends at Jeanne's new home overlooking the Ashokan Reservoir in upstate New York. Or is ... Read more

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  • Maya Narrative Arts

    by Karen Bassie-Sweet, Nicholas A. Hopkins ...
    In Maya Narrative Arts, authors Karen Bassie-Sweet and Nicholas A. Hopkins present a comprehensive and innovative analysis of the principles of Classic Maya narrative arts and apply those principles to some of the major monuments of the site of Palenque. They demonstrate a recent methodological shift in the examination of art and inscriptions away from minute technical issues and toward the ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

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  • Thanks for Watching

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  • Ancient Households on the North Coast of Peru

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  • Research, Education and American Indian Partnerships at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

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