The Sea in the Pre-Columbian World

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-88402-505-4
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 48, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 241 mm

Reihe: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia

The sea appears prominently in the art, myth, and archeological implications of Pre-Columbian America. From figures on sculpture at Chavín de Huántar holding strombus and spondylus shells to shells found in highland burials in Mesoamerica located far from the sea, its importance is self-evident. The seven papers collected in The Sea in the Pre-Columbian World range from art history to zoology, and each demonstrates how the sea acted as one of the most important forces in the lives of the people of Pre-Columbian America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benson, Elizabeth P

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Benson, Elizabeth P
Elizabeth P. Benson (1924–2018) was Andrew S. Keck Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art History at the American University in Washington, D.C., and the inaugural Director of Pre-Columbian Studies at Dumbarton Oaks.