The Olmec Riddle
Published by Vengreen Publications, Rancho Santa Fe,, 1987
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Beyond Barsoom Books, Cortez, CO, U.S.A.Beyond Barsoom Books
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544 pp. 20 pp. glossary. Illustrated with 11 color plates and 10 b/w photographs. 35 line drawings by William Holmes. Original green cloth with spine stamped in gilt. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. This book is large and heavy and may require additional postage.
Seller Inventory # 102463
- Title
- The Olmec Riddle
- Author
- James C. Gruener
- Publisher
- Vengreen Publications, Rancho Santa Fe,
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0942185560
- ISBN 13
- 9780942185560
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Archaeology and Anthropology, Maya and Olmec Archaeology
Written by James C. Gruener, THE OLMEC RIDDLE offers a balanced view of intertwined discvoveries, and bridges seemingly divergent fields of academic study. This limited edition hard bound book is 544 pages , with a comprehensive bibliography, 20-page glossary, and a complete subject and cross-reference index. The book features 11 color plates, 10 black-and-white photographs (from the archives of the National Geographic Society and the Smithsonian Institution), and 35 beautiful line drawings by William Holmes.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
In pursuing his interest he found that Pre-Columbian civilization began in the Olmec culture some 3,500 years ago, apparently without any precedent cultural development. What inspired the Olmecs to develop the culture which gave birth to the the civilization is a riddle which led Mr. Gruener to devote years to academic research, consultations with respected authorities, and logical deductions.
The unfolding mystery and its unarguable solution gives an answer to the riddle and represents a significant scholastic achievement.
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Beyond Barsoom Books
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