La comunicación en la construcción del mundo social

Many of the 13 essays in this collection originate from the archaeology symposia of the Society for Latin American Studies held at Bradford University in 1989; others have been commissioned from people engaged in research in Central and South America. Subjects include the Aztec Cihuateteo, political stratification in Classic Maya society, shamanism and sculpture in Ancient West Mexico, underwater archaeolocical research in Bolivia, Inca ceremonial platforms in central Chile, early Inca architecture in Peru, fabrics of the Atacamba.

In this collection of bilingual stories about the Río Puerco Valley, where Nasario García grew up, he shares the traditions, myths, and stories of his homeland.

In 2007, during the archaeological excavations for the construction of a metro station in the Piazza Venetia of Rome, two auditoria were discovered that date to the first half of the second century AD. Some archaeologists identified them as part of Hadrian's Athenaeum, the first great Roman academic institution that is mentioned in classical sources. This book is the result of a thorough analysis covering topography, architecture, and philology, with the goal of revealing the function of the structures, which could have formed part of the Atheneum or, perhaps, of a judicial institution...

«Un libro de lectura apasionante para todos los que se interesan por los orígenes de la Humanidad y los ambientes donde se ha desarrollado el período inicial de la aventura humana.» H. Alimen. C.N.R.S. París. El libro constituye, «tanto por su estructura como por su contenido, un manual clásico sobre el Cuaternario». Jordi Estévez. Universidad de Bellaterra, Barcelona.