num_pages: 240
description: In this compelling account of pre-Columbian America, the author weaves together history and mythology, archaeology and ethnography to create a magnificent chronological narrative of the rise and fall of America's ancient civilizations. A close-up look at pre-Columbian America provides a chronological history of ancient American civilizations, detailing the artistic, scientific, and cultural accomplishments of the Inca, Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Chavin, Zapotec, and other ancient peoples.
language: English
title: Kingdoms Of Gold, Kingdoms Of Jade: The Americas Before Columbus
publisher: Thames & Hudson