J. Alden Mason (1885–1967)
Author of The Ancient Civilizations of Peru
About the Author
Series
Works by J. Alden Mason
The language of the Salinan Indians 4 copies
American Collections : Ancient Civilizations of Middle America : University Museum Bulletin, Vol. 10, Nos. 1-2, June 1943 (1943) 3 copies
Archaeology of Santa Marta, Colombia; the Tairona culture, Part II, Sec. 2, Objects of Pottery 3 copies, 3 reviews
REVISED ISC ENG. PRAC. 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1885-01-14
- Date of death
- 1967-11-07
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- anthropologist
linguist - Organizations
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Orland, Indiana, USA
- Places of residence
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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I first read this in university as part of my history classes. At the time I skimmed the bits I needed to and tried to fit it into the rest of my reading. This second time round I read it more carefully. It is a very detailed depiction of life in pre-Columbian Peru and the surrounding regions. It concentrates, inevitably, on the Inca empire but does not exclude other peoples who are less famous today. The book describes the environment, culture and craft of the Inca in great detail. But show more still, there is a great distance between the Inca and the reader. The book did not enable me to understand those people, but perhaps that is expecting too much. show less
Stamped with symbol of Library of Dr. Michel d'Obrenovic (GHW - George Hunt Williamson)
Archaeology of Santa Marta, Colombia; the Tairona culture, Part I, Report on field work by John Alden Mason
Marshall Field archaeological expedition to Colombia, 1922-23
Archaeology of Santa Marta, Colombia; the Tairona culture, Part II, Sec. 2, Objects of Pottery by John Alden Mason
Marshall Field archaeological expedition to Colombia, 1922-23
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- Works
- 28
- Members
- 252
- Popularity
- #90,784
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 8
- Languages
- 2