The Sea in the pre-Columbian world : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 26th and 27th, 1974 / Elizabeth P. Benson, editor.

Other author Benson, Elizabeth P.
Other author Dumbarton Oaks.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Trustees for Harvard University, ©1977.
Descriptionvii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Seaborne contacts between early cultures in lower southeastern United States and Middle through South America / William H. Sears -- Navigators of the winter sun / Johannes Wilbert -- Factors influencing exploitation of marine resources / Elizabeth S. Wing -- Old myths, new myths: the role of sea traders in the development of ancient Maya civilization / Jeremy A. Sabloff -- The Maya and the sea: trade and cult at Tancah and Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico / Arthur G. Miller -- Patterns of maritime trade between south coastal Ecuador and western Mesoamerica, 1500 B.C.-A.D. 600 / Allison C. Paulsen -- Coastal fishermen, merchants, and artisans in pre-Hispanic Peru / Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographies.
LCCN 76058217

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