Cobble circles and standing stones : archaeology at the Rivas Site, Costa Rica /

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In this first-person tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial center at the foot of the Talamanca Mountain range, which flourished between A.D. 900 and 1300, and its fabled gold-filled cemetery, the Panteo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Quilter, Jeffrey, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Indians of Central America > Costa Rica > San Isidro de El General Region > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Costa Rica > San Isidro de El General Region.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Indians of Central America > Antiquities.
Rivas Site (Costa Rica)
Panteón de la Reina Site (Costa Rica)
San Isidro de El General Region (Costa Rica) > Antiquities.
Costa Rica > Panteón de la Reina Site.
Costa Rica > Rivas Site.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Getting there
  • The 1992 field season
  • Fieldwork in Operation E, 1993
  • Expanding our understanding of the site, 1994
  • Refining our knowledge of Rivas, 1995-1997
  • The Panteón de La Reina and beyond
  • The artifacts
  • The physical and social worlds of ancient Rivas.

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