Product Description

Pre-Columbian Gold is a compilation of 13 essays by leading international scholars (archaeologists, art historians, metallurgists, etc.) that presents the latest research into the technology and iconography of pre-Columbian goldworking; areas covered are Peru, Bolivia, and Chile; Ecuador and Colombia; Central America and the Caribbean.

Essays include discussions of gold offerings from excavations at Batan Grande, Peru; a description of recently discovered Malagana goldwork from Colombia; and an account of gold found in archaeological contexts from Panama. The results of analytical work on these finds have yielded new insights into Pre-Columbian social organization and beliefs, which are complemented by breakthroughs in iconographic interpretation of Nasca gold masks. The essays are comprehensively illustrated with 209 black-and-white photos and 37 color plates.

Pre-Columbian Gold is the first interdisciplinary volume of its kind to cover a wide range of the principal Pre-Columbian goldworking cultures in the Americas. Both authoritative and accessible, it will be an important reference work for scholars but equally of interest to the non-specialist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1639175 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
Another gift from the bottomless and splendidly magical source of sacred visual art and scholarly writing....both scientifically analytical and an amazing inventory of pre-Columbian peoples....One can only praise and be most grateful to editor McEwan. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.
–Choice, February 2001