Izapa Relief Carving: Form, Content, Rules for Design, and Role in Mesoamerican Art History and Archaeology Tapa blanda - 1984

vii+103 pages with figures, tables and bibliography. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7 3/4") bound in original publisher wrappers. Dumbarton Oaks Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology, Number 27. First edition. Izapa is a very large pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Chiapas; it was occupied during the Late Formative period. The site is situated on the Izapa River, a tributary of the Suchiate River, near the base of the Tacaná volcano, the sixth tallest mountain in Mexico. The settlement at Izapa extended over 1.4 miles, making it the largest site in Chiapas. The site reached its apogee between 600 BCE and 100 CE; several archaeologists have theorized that Izapa may have been settled as early as 1500 BCE, making it as old as the Olmec sites of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán and La Venta. Izapa remained occupied through the Late Classic period. The period of Izapa's height is still unknown due to little material for carbon dating, so the issue is still widely debated. Condition:… Leer más

Harvard University Press. Very Good. 088402119X. 1984, bright clean copy, no markings, slight fading to covers, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1984. Paperback.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C, 1984. Paperback. New. Large 8vo, paperback. NEW. Bright, crisp & clean, unread. vii, 103 p., illus.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 103 pages. Paperback. Text in English. Mild sunning to the edges with equally mild shelf and handling wear to the edges. Else, the binding is tight; the interior is clean and free of markings. Number 27 in the series of Studies in Pre-Columbian Art & Archaeology..

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1984-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1984-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.