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Harvard University Press, 1973. paperback. New. 0x0x0. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. vi, 85 pages illustrations 27 cm.
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- Title Altar Sacrif Excav
- Author Gordon Randolph Willey
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition; F
- Pages 85
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,, Cambridge, MA
- Date January 1973
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780873651851 / 0873651855
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 73077202
- Dewey Decimal Code 917.281
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The Altar de Sacrificios excavations; general summary and conclusions
by Gordon R. Willey
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Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. 64, No. 3. The Altar de Sacrificios Excavations: General Summary and Conclusions - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Willey, Gordon R.
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Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum. Near Fine. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Original Wraps. 0873651855 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition; This report summarizes the results of the Altar de Sacrificios excavations at Tres Zapotes, conducted by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in the 1970s. The site is a ceremonial center dating to the Late Formative period (c. 1200-700 BC). The excavations revealed a large, platform-style altar, measuring approximately 27 by 16 meters. The altar was oriented northwest-southeast, and was surrounded by an oval plaza with a diameter of approximately 10 meters. The central feature of the altar was a large, crescent-shaped stone sculpture, measuring 2.5 meters in height and 1.5 meters in width. A number of smaller, subsidiary sculptures were also found at the site. The altar was decorated with a variety of ceramic figurines and effigies, as well as with stelae and altars. The findings suggest that the site was…
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