BOOKS by Elizabeth P. Benson

Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Beatriz De La Fuente (Editor), Beatriz De La Fuente

The catalogue of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in the summer of 1995, the first comprehensive show devoted to Olmec art in the United States. Over 120 pieces are represented, including 17 monumental sculptures from Mexican museums and archaeological sites.

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Atlas of ancient America more books like this

by Michael D. Coe, Elizabeth P. Benson, Dean R. Snow

Text, illustrations, and maps survey the history, art, and archaeology of the original cultures native to North, Central, and South America.

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Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)

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Museums of the Andes more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, William J. Conklin

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Maya World more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)

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Pre-Columbian Art more books like this

by Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Elizabeth P. Benson (Editor), Robert Woods Bliss Collection Of Pre-Col

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Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Anita G Cook (Editor)

Propitiating the supernatural forces that could grant bountiful crops or wipe out whole villages through natural disasters was a sacred duty in ancient Peruvian societies, as in many pre-modern cultures. Ritual sacrifices were considered necessary for this propitiation and for maintaining a proper reciprocal relationship between humans and the ...

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Mesoamerican Writing Systems more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson

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The Junius B. Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference more books like this

by Ann Pollard Rowe (Editor), Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Anne-Louise Schaffer (Editor)

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The Olmec and Their Neighbors: Essays in Memory of Matthew W. Stirling more books like this

by Michael D Coe, David C Grove, Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)

Twenty-one papers on the Olmec were written for this volume in tribute to Matthew W. Stirling, "pioneer archaeologist, ethnologist, and the discoverer of the Olmec civilization."

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The Mochica: a culture of Peru more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson

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Three Maya relief panels at Dumbarton Oaks more books like this

by Michael D. Coe, Elizabeth P. Benson

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The Cult of the feline; a conference in pre-Columbian iconography, October 31st and November 1st, 1970. more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, Dumbarton Oaks

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Art of the Andes : pre-Columbian sculptured and painted ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler collections more books like this

by Paul A. Clifford, Elizabeth P. Benson, Lois Katz, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Bayley Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

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An Olmec Figure at Dumbarton Oaks more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson

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Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson, Susan Milbrath (Foreword by)

Drawing on an extensive set of images, this text examines the practical, ritual, and mythic importance of animals in pre-Columbian life and thought as well as the meanings that animals still have for the modern descendants of those indigenous peoples.

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Maya Iconography more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson, Gillett G Griffin (Editor)

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Mesoamerican Sites and World-Views: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 16th and 17th, 1976 more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson (Editor)

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Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson

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Pre-Columbian Metallurgy of South America more books like this

by Elizabeth P Benson

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Fourth Palenque Round Table, 1980 more books like this

by Merle Greene Robertson, Elizabeth P. Benson, Calif.) Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute (San Francisco

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Dumbarton Oaks Conference on the Olmec. more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, Dumbarton Oaks

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Mesoamerican writing systems; a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 30th and 31st, 1971. more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, Dumbarton Oaks

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Dumbarton Oaks Conference on Chavín, October 26th and 27th, 1968. more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson

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The Junius B. Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference, May 19th and 20th, 1973 more books like this

by Junius Bouton Bird, Ann P. Rowe, Elizabeth P. Benson, Anne-Louise Schaffer, D.C.) Textile Museum (Washington, Dumbarton Oaks

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