Secrets in Stone
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Author | : Edwin M. Shook |
Publisher | : American Philosophical Society |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0871692171 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780871692177 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Secrets in Stone by : Edwin M. Shook
Book excerpt: Yokes, hachas, and palmas are three pre-Columbian art forms that occur in a specific region of Mexico and Central America and apparently have no exact counterparts anywhere else. This volume focuses on these carved stone objects which have puzzled art historians and archaeologists since the mid-19th century. The corpus of data presented here, consisting of photo documentation, identification, and interpretation of 661 sculptures, was assembled by the two authors over many years, beginning in the early 1940s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR