1. Archaeology; Then and Now

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Acknowledgments vi
4. Authors vii
5. Contents ix
6. 1. Archaeology; Then and Now 1
7. 2. On the Colonial Extinction of the Motifs of Pre-Columbian Art 14
8. 3. Fine Metalwork in Pre-Conquest Mexico 35
9. 4. The Olmecs; Artists tn Jade 43
10. 5. The Squier Jades from Tontna, Chiapas 60
11. 6. Portraits of Women in Maya Art 81
12. 7. Types of Ball Courts in the Highlands of Guatemala 100
13. 8. Ball-game Handstones and Ball-game Gloves 126
14. 9. Pottery of the Holmul I Style from Barton Ramie; British Honduras 152
15. 10. Notes on a Plumbate Vessel with Shell Inlay and on Chiclero's Ulcer 171
16. 11. A Possibly Unique Type of Formative Figurine from Guatemala 176
17. 12. A Figurine Cache from Kino Bay; Sonora 182
18. 13. The Stone Sculpture of Costa Rica The 192
19. 14. Some Costa Rican Jade Motifs 210
20. 15. Grave Associations and Ceramics tn Veraguas; Panama 218
21. 16. Anthropomorphic Figurines from Colombia, Tfcr Magic and Art 229
22. 17. Pre-Columbian Metalwork of Colombia and Its Neighbors 242
23. 18. Peruvian Stylistic Impact on Lower Central America 258
24. 19. A Cupismque Bird Jar 266
25. 20. Paracas and Nazca Iconography 269
26. 21. Textile Designing and Samplers in Peru 299
27. 22. The Chronology of Inca Wooden Cups 317
28. 23. The Bailey Collection of Stone Artifacts from Puerto Rico 342
29. 24. Puerto Rican Stone "Collars33 as Ball-game Belts 356
30. 25. An Experimental Formulation of Horizon Styles in the Tropical Forest Area of South America 372
31. 26. The La Aguada Culture of Northwestern Argentina 389
32. 27. Observations on the Painted Designs of Patagonian Skin Robes 421
33. Bibliographies for Essays 1-27 449
34. Notes for Essays 1-27 485