Anthropology
MAKING PLACE IN THE LANDSCAPE. Early and middle neolithic societies in two west Scanian valleys
Author: Andersson, Magnus
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish / English
Year Published: 2004
No. of pages: 270
Illustrations: 21 Color Illustrations. 92 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 12”x 8”
Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 9172093285
Biblio/Bio: Bios. Index. Bibl.
Code: 6119
Price: $49.50
This is an archaeological study which attempts to understand the emergence, organization, and transformation of Neolithic societies in the river valleys of western Skåne in Southernmost Sweden. It has been discovered through excavations and surveys that the area has extensive remains of Neolithic settlement complexes in the form of dwelling sites, cemeteries, megalithic tombs, deposits in wetland, and central places which range from the earliest to the latest phase of the Funnel Beaker culture and also comprises the Battle Axe culture. It also highlights recent excavations, occasioned by the expansion of the West Coast Line, which have revealed new and valuable insight into the way in which Neolithic people organized themselves in the landscape space.
MARIT, MORDVALAISET JA UDMURTIT / THE MARI, MORDOVIANS AND UDMURTS ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE. Perinteisen Kulttuurin Tietosanakirja
Author: Lehtinen, Ildikó
Country: Finland
Language: Finnish/English
Year Published: 2005
No. of pages: 233
Illustrations: 30 Color Illustrations. 115 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9517466447
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 6734
Price: $65.00
The Mari, Mordovians and Udmurts live as minorities in their own republics in the Russian Federation. Political, social and economic changes have been shaking their lives and left their marks on their culture. The book tells in the manner of encyclopaedia articles of the cultural history, ways of life, customs and religion of our kindred peoples. The encyclopaedia is a handbook, in which the development of identities of these peoples in the multinational Volga Bend is enlightened.
MAUSSOLLEION AT HALIKARNASSOS, THE Volume 1. The Sacrificial Deposit, Reports of the Danish Archaeological Expedition to Bodrum
Author: Kristian Jeppesen, Flemming Højlund and Kim Aaris-Sørensen
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1981
No. of pages: 110
Illustrations: 122 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 12”x8 1/2”
Weight:
ISBN: 8700672912
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 1213
Price: $60.00
The volumes in this series deal with the important Danish excavation of the Mausselleion, a sepulchral monument to the Carian ruler Maussollos, in the modern-day city of Bodrum, Turkey. Volume 1 describes in depth the excavation of a deposit of sacrificed animals in the stairs giving access to the entrance to the subterranean tomb.
MULTICULTURAL CHALLENGE, THE. A Visual-Cultural Guide to Coping in the Global Era
Author: Aall, Ingrid
Country: California
Language: English
Year Published: 2011
No. of pages: 184
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9780983447207
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 6596
Price: $29.95
This book is designed to prepare students for the interactive and increasingly engaged global society. It clearly defines concepts that are central to numerous contemporary issues, all of which explain the difficulties arising from encounters with the unfamiliar. The book acknowledges and addresses many central problems facing students as they navigate through rapidly changing environments that may be familiar to some and very unfamiliar to others. Key concepts introduced and defined include culture shock, future shock, cultural relativity; examples demonstrate how students can develop their cultural literacy by expanding their visual perception. As an introductory guide, this resource alternates between similarities and differences of known and lesser-known cultures, seen from the perspectives of the student. A central theme throughout is the role that art plays as a mirror for our society. Appendices provide a series of exercises and experiments that help students understand the material being presented and, at the same time, challenge them to conduct self-evaluation. Using visual literacy as a guide, the book covers a variety of issues. In the chapters, issues such as immigration, the impact of modern technology, and the impact of postmodern art on contemporary ethics are explored and evaluated.
NEANDERTHAL. In the Land of the Mammoth Hunters
Author: Holst, Mads Kahler, dir.
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2020
No. of pages: 103
Illustrations: 74 Color Illustrations. 2 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11”x8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9788793261205
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 7222
Price: $55.00
This exhibition focuses on the Neanderthals, their daily life and their fateful meeting with Homo sapiens. The exhibition presents a more nuanced picture of the Neanderthals, rather than the usual image of primitive cave dwellers.Once again, Moesgaard Museum addresses one of the great stories in world history, this time taking a huge step back in time and looking deep into human evolutionary history. This special exhibition tells the story of the Neanderthals, about their lives and their meeting with Homo sapiens, modern humans, and what this has meant for human cultural and genetic development. The Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they lived in Eurasia from 300,000 to 40,000 years ago.