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001 92034099
003 DLC
005 20021205203043.0
008 920903s1993 utua b s101 0 eng
010 $a 92034099
020 $a0874803934 (alk. paper)
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050 00 $aF1434$b.P7 1993
082 00 $a730/.09728$220
245 00 $aPrecolumbian jade :$bnew geological and cultural interpretations /$cedited by Frederick W. Lange.
260 $aSalt Lake City :$bUniversity of Utah Press,$cc1993.
300 $axix, 378 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c27 cm.
500 $aBased on a conference held in 1987 as a midcourse review of the Maya and Costa Rican Jade Research projects.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-374) and index.
520 1 $a"Monumental work that includes detailed studies of jade from across Central and South America is divided into three parts. Pt. 1 includes eight chapters on geology and minerology; Pt. 2, eight chapters on cultural contexts; and Pt. 3, six chapters on artifacts. Of special note is that the Motagua Valley of Guatemala remains the only known source of jadeite for the entire region. Invaluable compendium for archaeologists working in the region who have recovered jade from their sites"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.$uhttp://www.loc.gov/hlas/
650 0 $aIndians of Central America$xAntiquities$xCongresses.
650 0 $aJade art objects$zCentral America$xCongresses.
650 0 $aJade$zCosta Rica$xCongresses.
650 0 $aMayas$xAntiquities$xCongresses.
650 0 $aJade$zCentral America$xCongresses.
651 0 $aCentral America$xAntiquities$xCongresses.
700 1 $aLange, Frederick W.,$d1944-