ISBN:
0803213212
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XVI, 425 S.
,
Ill.
Serie:
Critical studies in the history of anthropology
DDC:
301.092
Schlagwort(e):
Squier, E. G 〈1821-1888〉 - (Ephraim George)
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aSquier, E. G
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q(Ephraim George)
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d1821-1888
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aDavis, E. H
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q(Edwin Hamilton)
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d1811-1888
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Squier, Ephraim G.
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USA
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Anthropologues - Amérique latine - Biographies
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Anthropologues - États-Unis - Biographies
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Mound-builders - Mississippi, Vallée du
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Mound-builders - Ohio, Vallée de l'
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aAnthropologists
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zUnited States
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vBiography
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aAnthropologists
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zLatin America
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vBiography
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aMound-builders
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zOhio River Valley
;
aMound-builders
;
zMississippi River Valley
;
Ethnologie
;
Anthropologie
;
Amérique latine - Antiquités
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Mississippi, Vallée du - Antiquités
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Ohio, Vallée de l' - Antiquités
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aOhio River Valley
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xAntiquities
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aMississippi River Valley
;
xAntiquities
;
aLatin America
;
xAntiquities
;
USA
;
Biografie
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Biografie
;
Biografie
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Biografie
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Biografie
;
Biografie
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Squier, Ephraim G. 1821-1888
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USA
;
Anthropologie
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USA 155mm Gun Battalion
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Ethnologie
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Prologue: Ephraim George Squier and the history of American anthropology -- Literary ambitions : the genesis of an anthropologist -- In search of the mound builders : the Squier-Davis association -- Archaeology and the Smithsonian Institution : editing and publishing the Squier-Davis manuscript -- Interpreting the mound builders : the archaeology of Squier and Davis -- Revisiting the mounds : the Iroquois and the archaeology of western New York -- The burden of proof : American Indian traditions and the Walam Olum -- Idols and Indians : the archaeology and ethnology of Nicaragua -- The mind of man : the serpent symbol and the reciprocal principles of nature -- Nahua nations and migrations : the archaeology and ethnology of Honduras and San Salvador -- Ancient Peru : an indigenous civilization -- The science of men and nations : Ephraim George Squier and the American school of ethnology -- Epilogue : insanity and the "eclipse of genius".
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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