Paths to Central American prehistory
By: Frederick W. Lange, editor.
Contributors: Lange, Frederick W., 1944-
Publisher: University Press of Colorado; Brand: Univ Pr of Colorado; Univ Pr of Colorado
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Niwot
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Indians of Central America -- Antiquities.; Indians of Central America -- History.; Central America -- Antiquities.
Description: This landmark volume brings together contributions by some of the most distinguished pioneers of Central American archaeology as well as those of younger scholars from North America, Europe, and Central America. This ambitious work demonstrates the parallel ongoing needs to pursue theoretical and methodological advances while dedicating equal efforts to filling in the blank spaces in the archaeological map of Central America, where even the most basic surveys and chronological sequences are lacking.

The contributions represent a range in specialties that include archaeology, precolumbian art history, new analytical techniques, and exploration of unknown geographical areas. Paths to Central American Prehistory covers El Salvador and Honduras through Panama, from the Paleoindian period to the time of the Spanish invasion. It will have wide appeal to Mesoamerican and Central American archaeologists as well as to general readers with a serious interest in the archaeology of the area.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.