Out of the Past

• издание: 1993
• издателство: Mayfield Publishing Compony
• език: английски
• корици: твърди
• страници: 632
• ISBN: 155934153X
• ISBN: 9781559341530

категории: Нехудожествена литература, Българска литература, История. Историография

The elaborate mosaic sculpture on the cover adorned the facade' of an elité residence at the Classic Maya center of Copán, Honduras. The figure, one of eight associated with the building, may represent the Young Maize God or possibly a Maya lord dressed to impersonate this important deity. Carved about A.D. 800, when Copán was at its height, the figure may be the product of royal sculptors. This artifact is just one of the spectacular archaeological finds discussed in Out of the Past, which examines not only what archaeologists find but also how they gather data and test their hypotheses. The book stands alone as an introduction to archaeology and is also a companion text to a PBS college-level telecourse and television series premiering in spring 1993. The Out of the Past telecourse consists of eight one-hour television programs, the text, the study guide, and a faculty guide.