The Quest For The Obsidian Pickaxe 9

Author : Rani T. Alexander
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Central America
ISBN : 9780826360151

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Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica After the Spanish Invasion by Rani T. Alexander Pdf

This impressive collection features the work of archaeologists who systematically explore the material and social consequences of new technological systems introduced after the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion in Mesoamerica. It is the first collection to present case studies that show how both commonplace and capital-intensive technologies were intertwined with indigenous knowledge systems to reshape local, regional, and transoceanic ecologies, commodity chains, and political, social, and religious institutions across Mexico and Central America.

Author : David M. Carballo,Marc Levine
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607323013

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Obsidian Reflections by David M. Carballo,Marc Levine Pdf

Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions—particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Exploring the materiality of this volcanic glass rather than only its functionality, this book considers the interplay among people, obsidian, and meaning and how these relationships shaped patterns of procurement, exchange, and use. An international group of scholars hailing from Belize, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States provides a variety of case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. The authors draw on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data to examine obsidian as a touchstone for cultural meaning, including references to sacrificial precepts, powerful deities, landscape, warfare, social relations, and fertility. Obsidian Reflections underscores the necessity of understanding obsidian from within its cultural context—the perspective of the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. It will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists as well as students and scholars of lithic studies and material culture.

Author : Philip Kitcher
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674265141

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The Ethical Project by Philip Kitcher Pdf

Principles of right and wrong guide the lives of almost all human beings, but we often see them as external to ourselves, outside our own control. In a revolutionary approach to the problems of moral philosophy, Philip Kitcher makes a provocative proposal: Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices as evolving over tens of thousands of years, as members of our species have worked out how to live together and prosper. Elaborating this radical new vision, Kitcher shows how the limited altruistic tendencies of our ancestors enabled a fragile social life, how our forebears learned to regulate their interactions with one another, and how human societies eventually grew into forms of previously unimaginable complexity. The most successful of the many millennia-old experiments in how to live, he contends, survive in our values today. Drawing on natural science, social science, and philosophy to develop an approach he calls "pragmatic naturalism," Kitcher reveals the power of an evolving ethics built around a few core principles-including justice and cooperation-but leaving room for a diversity of communities and modes of self-expression. Ethics emerges as a beautifully human phenomenon-permanently unfinished, collectively refined and distorted generation by generation. Our human values, Kitcher shows, can be understood not as a final system but as a project-the ethical project-in which our species has engaged for most of its history, and which has been central to who we are.

Author : Edgar Peltenburg,T.J. Wilkinson,Eleanor Barbanes Wilkinson
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785701146

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Carchemish in Context by Edgar Peltenburg,T.J. Wilkinson,Eleanor Barbanes Wilkinson Pdf

The city of Carchemish in the valley of the Euphrates river can be regarded as one of the iconic sites in the Middle East, a mound complex known both for its own intrinsic qualities as the seat of later Hittite power and Neo-Hittite kings, but also because its history of excavations included well known historical figures such as Leonard Woolley and T. E. Lawrence. However, because of its location within the military zone of the Turkish-Syrian border the site itself has been inaccessible to archaeologists for more than 90 years. Carchemish in Context summarises the results of regional investigations conducted within the Land of Carchemish Project in Syria, as well as other archaeological surveys in the region, in order to provide a regional, historical and archaeological context for the development of the city. A synthesis of the history of Carchemish is presented and a regional overview of the Land of Carchemish as it is defined by archaeological features and key historical references through to the early Iron Age. Insightful snapshots of the dynamics of an ancient state are revealed which can now be seen to have fluctuated dramatically in size throughout 700-800 years, in part depending upon the power of the king of Carchemish or the aggressions of external powers. The results from the Project provide an overview of the main trends of settlement in the region over 8000 years, using a combination of survey databases to both north and south of the Syrian-Turkish border and with a focus on the earlier phases of settlement from the Neolithic until the end of the Bronze Age when Carchemish became an outpost of the Hittite empire. The Iron Age is a period blessed by numerous historical records some of which can be traced in the modern landscape. Further chapters explore site-specific aspects of the regional archaeology, including a series of important sites on the Sajur river, some of which were positioned along the main campaign routes of the Assyrian kings. The close relationship between the nearby Early Bronze Age site of Tell Jerablus Tahtani and Carchemish are examined and the results from the 40 ha Carchemish Outer Town survey described, providing important new data sources regarding the layout, defenses and dates of occupation of this significant part of the city. The Classical, Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic occupations are also discussed in relation to what is known of occupation in the surrounding region.

Author : Susan Schroeder,Frederic Hicks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Aztecs
ISBN : UOM:39015034264542

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Chipping Away on Earth by Susan Schroeder,Frederic Hicks Pdf

"Collection of papers deals primarily with documentary 16th-century studies. Topics include: the production of the Florentine Codex, Sahagún's ethnography, Nahua, Mixtec, and Yucatec Maya documents, Nahua society before and after the Spanish Conquest, and the history and archaeology of Texcoco and the Alcolhua domain"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Author : Jon Keys
Publisher : Dreamspinner Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781634762922

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Obsidian Sun by Jon Keys Pdf

Differences must be put aside when vengeance becomes all-consuming. Understanding their connection might be Anan and Terja's only hope.

Author : Associate Synod of North America
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:50210201

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The Book of Discipline of the Associate Presbyterian Church of North America by Associate Synod of North America Pdf

Author : Melissa Caruso
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316425070

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The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso Pdf

"A classic, breathtaking adventure brimful of dangerous magic and clever politics. A book that will thrill and delight any fantasy fan."―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne In this fresh epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic, one woman will either save an entire continent or bring about its downfall. "Guard the tower, ward the stone. Find your answers writ in bone. Keep your trust through wits or war--nothing must unseal the door." Deep within Gloamingard Castle lies a black tower. Sealed by magic, it guards a dangerous secret that has been contained for thousands of years. As Warden, Ryxander knows the warning passed down through generations: nothing must unseal the Door. But one impetuous decision will leave her with blood on her hands--and unleash a threat that could doom the world to fall to darkness. Praise for The Obsidian Tower: "Block out time to binge this can't-stop story filled with danger and unexpected disaster. From the fresh take on time-honored tropes to a crunchy, intrigue-filled story, The Obsidian Tower is a must-read for lovers of high fantasy."―C. L. Polk, World Fantasy award-winning author of The Midnight Bargain "Deftly balances two of my favorite things: razor-sharp politics and characters investigating weird, dark magic. A must-read."―Emily A. Duncan, author of New York Times bestseller Wicked Saints Rooks and Ruin The Obsidian Tower The Quicksilver Court The Ivory Tomb For more from Melissa Caruso, check out: Swords and Fire The Tethered Mage The Defiant Heir The Unbound Empire

Author : Elizabeth Babcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PURD:32754073495149

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Magnificent Mavericks by Elizabeth Babcock Pdf

Author : Vanne Morris Goodall
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015002172107

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The Quest for Man by Vanne Morris Goodall Pdf

Author : Antiquity Publications Ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0003598X

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Antiquity by Antiquity Publications Ltd Pdf

Author : Pete Hautman
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763659721

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The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman Pdf

Kicking off a riveting sci-fi trilogy, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman plunges us into a world where time is a tool — and the question is, who will control it? The first time his father disappeared, Tucker Feye had just turned thirteen. The Reverend Feye simply climbed on the roof to fix a shingle, let out a scream, and vanished — only to walk up the driveway an hour later, looking older and worn, with a strange girl named Lahlia in tow. In the months that followed, Tucker watched his father grow distant and his once loving mother slide into madness. But then both of his parents disappear. Now in the care of his wild Uncle Kosh, Tucker begins to suspect that the disks of shimmering air he keeps seeing — one right on top of the roof — hold the answer to restoring his family. And when he dares to step into one, he’s launched on a time-twisting journey — from a small Midwestern town to a futuristic hospital run by digitally augmented healers, from the death of an ancient prophet to a forest at the end of time. Inevitably, Tucker’s actions alter the past and future, changing his world forever.

Author : Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : UOM:39015068865917

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Antiquity by Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford Pdf

Includes section "Reviews."

Author : B Lee Drake,Brandi L MacDonald
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788014229

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Advances in Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry: Instrumentation, Application and Interpretation by B Lee Drake,Brandi L MacDonald Pdf

This volume empowers analysts with the right information to safely and effectively employ portable X-ray fluorescence as part of their analytical toolkit.

Author : Block
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951728858

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The Ultimate Unofficial Mega Mob Mania Coloring Book for Minecrafters by Block Pdf

A collection of original coloring pages featuring all of the mobs found in MInecraft edition 1.17.