Ancient Americans: Rewriting the History of the New World

By: Publication details: London: Granta, 2005.Description: xiv, 465 pages: illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 61 .M36 2005
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Originally published: as 1491. New York: Knopf.

Contents:Introduction: Holmberg's mistage. A view from above -
Numbers from nowhere? Why Billington survived ; In the land of four quarters ; Frequently asked questions --
Very old bones. Pleistocene wars ; Cotton (or anchovies) and maize (Tales of two civilizations, part I) ; Writing, wheels, and bucket brigades (Tales of two civilizations, part II) --
Landscape with figures. Made in America ; Amazonia ; The artificial wilderness ; The great law of peace --
Appendixes. A. Loaded words ; B. Talking knots ; C. The syphilis exception ; D. Calendar math.

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