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Olmec Ancient History:     more books (23)

The Olmec: Mother Culture of Mesoamerica by Roman Pina Chan, 1989-07-15 Ancient Chalcatzingo (Texas Pan American Series) 16 Olmec Culture: An entry from UXL's <i>Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library</i> The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Aztec & Maya: The Definitive Chronicle Of The Ancient Peoples Of Mexico & Central America - Including The Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Mixtec, Toltec & Zapotec by Charles Phillips, 2007-05-07 Cities of Ancient America: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Judson Knight, 2001 Representation Of Deities Of The Maya Manuscripts - Dr.Paul Schellhas by Dr.Paul Schellhas, 2010-02-13 Notes On Certain Maya And Mexican Manuscripts - Prof.Cyrus Thomas by Prof.Cyrus Thomas, 2010-02-13 Deities Of The Maya Manuscripts - Dr Paul Schellhas by Dr Paul Schellhas, 2010-02-20 Sacred Symbols of Mu by JAMES CHURCHWARD, 2010-01-23

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21. Ancient History - Mesoamerica
    20%) The Art and Architecture of ancient America The Mexican, Maya, and AndeanPeoples (Pelican history of Art The Art of Mesoamerica From olmec to Aztec  
    http://www.serve.com/archaeology/books/ahmesoamerica.html

22. Ancient Civilizations
    ancient ArtMesopotamia ancient history Sourcebook - Mesopotamia olmec The olmecWorld Ritual and Rulership Phoenicians A Bequest Unearthed - Phoenicia  
    http://www.punahou.edu/Libraries/cooke/ancient_civ.html

23. Powell's Books - Used, New, And Out Of Print
    for other copies, olmec Art of ancient Mexico by first comprehensive show devotedto olmec art in facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular  
    http://www.powells.com/subsection/ArtAncientandPrehistoric.html

24. The Ancient Maya - History
    Maya history can be characterized as cycles of rise For those who follow the ancientMaya traditions, the 2000 The rise of the olmec civilization, from which  
    http://www.digitalmeesh.com/maya/history.htm
    
    Extractions: The Dresden Codex contains almanacs, accountings of days, predictions, tables of eclipses and movements of the planet Venus, as well as prophecies. The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatán around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras. Building on the inherited inventions and ideas of earlier civilizations such as the Olmec, the Maya developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. The Maya were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories, all built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers, clearing large sections of tropical rain forest and, where groundwater was scarce, building sizeable underground reservoirs for the storage of rainwater. The Maya were equally skilled as weavers and potters, and cleared routes through jungles and swamps to foster extensive trade networks with distant peoples. Around 300 B.C., the Maya adopted a hierarchical system of government with rule by nobles and kings. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period, A.D. 200-900. Their society consisted of many independent states, each with a rural farming community and large urban sites built around ceremonial centres. It started to decline around A.D. 900 when - for reasons which are still largely a mystery - the southern Maya abandoned their cities. When the northern Maya were integrated into the Toltec society by A.D. 1200, the Maya dynasty finally came to a close, although some peripheral centres continued to thrive until the Spanish Conquest in the early sixteenth century.

25. El Centro College's Olmec Page
    olmec Internet resources and links.Category Society history North America ancient Age olmec olmec Mystery; olmec Writing; ancient Mesoamerica olmec Civilization DefiningCharacteristics; olmec Indians; La Venta Park; Mexico history - The Preclassic  
    http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/ecc/olmec.html

26. Ancient Civilizations
    in America The olmecs olmec CIVILIZATION 1200BC 600AD olmec Aztecs. The AncientAztecs. Incas. Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time Incas. World history.  
    http://www.angelfire.com/stars3/education/ancient.html

27. Myth Mystery - Myths Mysteries - Inca Maya Aztec Olmec
    2 ancient history S America 1 ancient Sacred Sites 10 ancient World history 7 Angels Grail8 Human Mind Wisdom 22 Inca Maya Aztec olmec 26 Independent  
    http://www.unexplainedmystery.com/links/incamayaaztecolmec.html

28. MetaCrawler Results | Search Query = Ancient Olmec Heads
    Open Directory Society history By Region North America ancient Age olmec- Civilizations in America Contents - Brief article about olmec history.  
    http://search.metacrawler.com/texis/search?q=Ancient Olmec Heads

29. MetaCrawler Results | Search Query = Timelines - Aztec
    MetaCrawler Results About Results ancient Aztec, olmec, and Mesoamericaby history Link 101 olmec Maps; General Maps of Mesoamerica.  
    http://search.metacrawler.com/texis/search?q=Timelines - Aztec&brand=metacrawler

30. Ancient/Classical History
    At first glance, The Mining Company's ancient/Classical history shake the dust outof history by making essay tracing African influence on olmec writing, mix  
    http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/miningco.html
    
    Extractions: Indiana University This is arevised version of a review which appeared in the print journal Folklore Forum. 29.2 (1998). It is published here revised by the author and with permission of the editor At first glance, The Mining Company's Ancient/Classical History web site may seem to contain more breadth than depth, but the sheer diversity of the site is stimulating enough. The purpose of the site, declares N.S. Gill, the site's webmaster, is to "shake the dust out of history by making it lively, relevant, and entertaining." Gill succeeds in this goal. The site is interdisciplinary and multi-media in every sense. An analysis of esoteric subjects, such as Gill's essay exploring the hexasigimally-based Babylonian mathematical system, is juxtaposed with Wilson Bertram's review of Sid Meier's popular computer simulation game Civilization II . Static read-only page formats, such as Clyde Winter's essay tracing African influence on Olmec writing, mix freely with interactive online activities, such as Serge Rosmorduc's web page which allows a user to type her/his name phonetically and see what it would look like when written in Ptolmaic hieroglyphs. Text and graphics intertwine: a user can click on a linked picture of a Greek scroll fragment in an essay about Homer and call up a detailed catalogue about the fragment, including its date, content, and material components. Gill skillfully mixes the high and the low, the traditional and the cutting-edge, and word and image to create a fascinating, if at times dizzying, information environment.

31. World Civilization
    and Civilizations of the Americas The olmec Aztecs and Diotima Women Gender inthe ancient World; of the Past Present; National Women's history Project;  
    http://pw1.netcom.com/~wandaron/world.html

32. EasyFunSchool -
    ancient Civilizations (Exploring history) by Philip Sassanians, the Islamic Empireon through to the civilizations of the Andes, the olmec and the  
    http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1814.html
    
    Extractions: Suggested Texts for Studying Old Testament/Ancient History The following resources have been gathered from all over the internet, in book stores, in libraries, and from suggestions from various curriculums and university level courses. I've included a short synopsis on each resource, and a clickable link and/or ISBN number to help you locate the resource if you would like further information. Adam and His Kin : The Lost History of Their Lives and Times by Ruth Beechick Drawing on linguistics, archeology, astronomy, the Bible, and other history, Dr. Ruth Beechick writes an enlightening and entertaining history of Adam and his offspring. An entertaining, informative, easy-to-read account of Genesis from creation to Abraham. Includes information from science, archaeology, astronomy and ancient traditions. Interest level: Ages 11-Adult Paperback (January 1991) Arrow Pr; ISBN: 0940319071. by Diana Waring Review from Amazon.com: This book has been a wonderful resource for our history. It has pages of recommended books for each section of history studied. It is packed with many hands on activities for the sensory learner. Many ideas for map related learning, music, cooking ideas, drama, creative writing that corresponds with each civilization. It also includes a wonderful outline that parallels each age and is continuous throughout the book. We find it to be a great asset to our learning.

33. BooksMags Ancient History Books Online Shopping Store
    Home Books history ancient. Assyria, Babylonia ; Aztec; China; Early Civilization.Egypt; General; Greece; history DVD. The Art of Mesoamerica From olmec to Az.  
    http://www.booksmags.com/books/shop3901/History/Ancient/page16/

34. History
    Translate this page The olmec Culture central area is located in the warm coastal zone formed by bc, perhapsthe most important moment in the entire ancient history of Mesoamerica  
    http://www.traduce-mx.com/history.htm
    
    Extractions: Samples History e.g. LOS OLMECAS En la cálida región costera que forma ahora la parte sur del estado de Veracruz y la norte del colindante estado de Tabasco se halla ubicada el área central de lo que fue la cultura olmeca. Hacia el año 1200 a.c. ocurre allí lo que tal vez haya sido el momento más importante de toda la antigua historia de Mesoamérica. Por primera vez, entre el mundo indiferenciado de los pueblos del preclásico surge uno que con el transcurso del tiempo y junto con otros contemporáneos llevará a Mesoamérica a la civilización. Este es el pueblo que llamamos Olmeca. Los sitios arqueológicos y monumentos que corresponden a la región olmeca se encuentran en el área limitada por el Golfo de México al norte, las primeras estribaciones de las sierras al sur, el Papaloapan al oeste y la cuenca del Basillo-Tonalá al este. Esta es el área metropolitana olmeca. Su historia se desarrolló en esta reducida región, que ocupa alrededor de 12,000 km2. Se ha dicho que la zona olmeca es una "Mesopotamia Americana", pues, al igual que en Mesopotamia o Egipto, los ríos jugaron un papel fundamental en el nacimiento de la civilización.

35. History Of Mesoamericans
    history of Mesoamericans. Mesoamerican cultures included the olmec (1200 400 BC), Maya Geographical boundaries of the ancient Maya empire spread through the  
    http://www.saxakali.com/historymam3.htm
    
    Extractions: History of Mesoamericans Tukin A Pakat (Welcome to the Maya World) Mesoamerican civilizations are divided into three periods: the Preclassic (2000 B.C. to A.D. 250), the Classic (A.D. 250 to 900), and Postclassic (900 to 1521 A.D.). During these three periods, hundreds of Mesoamerican societies rose, flourished, and fell prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s. Mesoamerican cultures included the Olmec (1200 - 400 B.C. ), Maya (1000 B.C. - A.D. 1521), Zapotec (500 B.C. - A.D. 1000 ), Teotihuacan (A.D. 1 - 650), Mixtec (A.D. 900 - 1521), Huastec (A.D. 1200 - 1521), El Tajin (A.D. 550 - 1100), Toltec (A.D. 950 - 1150), and Aztec (A.D. 1200 - 1521). Geographical boundaries of the ancient Maya empire spread through the countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, western Honduras and the five Mexican states of Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Campeche and Chiapas (see map ), a total area is around 500,000 square kilometers. The ancient Maya civilization lasted for 3,000 years, yet they are often dismissed because, even though they built huge stone temples and pyramids, they lacked metal tools and didn't use the wheel or beasts of burden. But they fashioned tools harder than steel, invented numerals and discovered the concept of zero (something that escaped the Greeks and Romans). One of the Maya's unique contributions to architecture is the Korbel Arch, also called the Maya Arch, which was formed by projecting stone blocks out from each side of a wall until they met forming a peak. This technique was a handy substitute for a true arch. The Maya also invented the wheel but, dismissing its usefulness, only used it for children's toys.

36. EHistory.com: World History
    ancient history 12,000 BC to 500 AD Timeline. 2200 BC, c. 2200 1300 Span of ancientMinoan culture, 2200 BC. 1150 BC, olmec Civilization in Mesoamerica, 1150 BC.  
    http://www.ehistory.com/world/TimeLineDisplay.cfm?Era_id=4

37. Page 3 / Volume 1 / Issue #1 / The Journal Of The Moorish Paradigm
    (Left) olmec statue from The reason why Atlantis and our ancient history is shroudedin such mystery is because Atlantis was the dominions of Amexem , the  
    http://www.mu-atlantis.com/jmp1/3.htm
    
    Extractions: (Right) This is another Olmec jade, dating from approximately 1150 BC, from Honduras. The Hamitic / Phoenician characteristics of these objects are realized by many European scholars, but because of their "white" supremacist paradigm, they theorize that these are representations of the slaves of the Phoenician navigators and not the Phoenicians themselves. This would be the first instance in history of slave masters going to such an extant to honor their "slaves". Honors such as cutting stones from quarries, some weighing up to 60 tons, carving representations of their slaves and then transporting them 60 miles to the locations where they were found. Hmmmm.

38. A Glance At The History Of Mexican Ceramics
    A very brief history of Mexican ceramics from prehispanic times to contemporary art. Illustrated.Category Arts Crafts Pottery Reference historyA Glance At The history of Mexican Ceramics. figures, and various types of utensilsfound in the archaeological ruins of the ancient olmec cities of Tajin, San  
    http://www.mexicanceramic.com/aboutceramics.htm
    
    Extractions: Art Historian Since the appearance of the Olmec culture, considered to be the “mother of the Mesoamerican cultures”, ceramics took a prevailing place in the lives of the Mexican people. The earthenware vessels, anthropomorphic figures, and various types of utensils found in the archaeological ruins of the ancient Olmec cities of Tajin San Lorenzo La Venta and Tres Zapotes , suggest the techniques used in their ceramics: the use of clay, the knowledge of some primitive firing techniques, their means of coloring and painting designs. The Olmecs transcended their era (1500 B.C. –800 A.D) and bequeathed their knowledge to the cultures that flourished after them. The Teotihuacans (100 B.C. – 800 A.D.) prepared the majority of their vessels with clay and decorated them with a variety of techniques:

39. History Of Religions
    in Melanesia; Navajo and other American Indians; olmec religion; ancient Egypt(including ancient Israel, Greece Museum for the history of Religions.  
    http://www.historyofreligions.com/
    
    Extractions: Part One: Religions of the World Bahai, Buddhism, Christianity: Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Confucianism, ancient Egypt, Hinduism: Vedic, Islam ancient Israel, Judaism, Melanesia , American Indian: Navajo , Hopi, Olmec, Samaritan, Shinto, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, More religions and subdivisions will be added as more bibliographies containing specialties are added and cross-linked Click the name of a religion, above, to trace its origin or spread on these globes Bibliographies of Historians of Religions karlwluckert@MSN.com . If you need my regular mailing address for sending a diskette or CD, please ask me for it by e-mail. If in the course of my work I chance upon the published bibliography of a known historian of religions, on the Internet, I will, in the interest of public service, enter here a provisional link to that web site; nevertheless, the workability of such links depends on whether or not the target address remains unaltered.

40. Olmec Art Of Ancient Mexico
    Contributions by fourteen olmec specialists reflect the latest insights into Mexico'smost ancient culture, as well as its cultural history, cosmology, and  
    http://hallarts.com/regional/628.shtml
    
    Extractions: This beautiful book is the catalog of an exhibition of Olmec art that opened in 1996 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Anyone who ever traveled through Mexico and visited its archaeological sites will recognize the seminal imagery of Olmec sculpture and objects. Their significance to Mexico's most ancient culture, which prospered 3,000 years ago, is examined in detail. There are texts by 14 specialists, and all of the photographs were commissioned to illustrate the 120 pieces, which include monumental sculptures and smaller figurines excavated from archaeological sites, and axes and other objects related to human sacrifice. Since no written documents survive, these objects and works of art provide the sole insight into the mysteries of this culture's history, cosmology, and daily life.

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