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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Ancient Americas"”.
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Memory, Identity, and the Role of Revival: Tracing Changes in Material Culture of the Ica Society on the Peruvian South Coast (c. 1000–1600 CE)
… but few have explored patterns of revival in the ancient Americas. Based on excavations in the lower Ica Valley on the Peruvian south coast, this dissertation shows how the Ica society engaged in the repeated practice of artistic revivals characterized by the resurgence of styles and designs from …
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Sculpting the narrative : the material practice of Epi-Olmec art and writing
… complicated hieroglyphic systems known from the ancient world. In the 2nd century CE, a group of such literate sculptors carved the La Mojarra Stela, one of the great masterworks of ancient Mesoamerican stone sculpture. This two meter tall monument bears a richly carved bas-relief protagonist and …