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Arroyo Hondo archaeological volume 2
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xx, 131 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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An intriguing history and one not to be missed. The book visits a number of lighthouses at different times over the last 130 years to reveal the philanthropic, scientific and romantic story of the fog signal - how it came about, how the machinery worked and, for the mariner and the keeper, what it sounded like! The development of fog signals complemented the expansion of lighthouse construction worldwide from the last quarter of the 19th century and...
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An intriguing history and one not to be missed. The book visits a number of lighthouses at different times over the last 130 years to reveal the philanthropic, scientific and romantic story of the fog signal - how it came about, how the machinery worked and, for the mariner and the keeper, what it sounded like! The development of fog signals complemented the expansion of lighthouse construction worldwide from the last quarter of the 19th century and...
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Attention: This book will help you get fast and easy your efficient and cost-effective off-grid or mobile solar power system.
It will show you how to design and quickly install the solar power system you always dream of.
Imagine there is a solar power book written by real engineers for those who can't get started.
A book without complicated math, fluff, and fillers.
A straight to the point step-by-step guide showing you in layman terms how to...
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Monographs of the School of American Research volume no. 26
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xv, 55 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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123 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm
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English
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"In 1927, the year that Charles A. Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic Ocean, another revolution was happening on the ground. A group of young archaeologists was forging an area of study centered on the ancient Southwest. Aviation and archaeology merged when Alfred V. Kidder of the Carnegie Institution hired Lindbergh to photograph the sites from an airplane. Lindbergh's aerial survey of the Four Corners and Upper Rio Grande, made with Anne Morrow Lindbergh...
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141 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : colour illustratoins, colour maps ; 24 cm
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English
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Fully revised with a new chapter on climate change and updated and expanded maps. Focusing on the geography and physical phenomena of this remote region, this book contains all the information visitors will need during their trip. It describes and explains the geographical setting, climate and weather, geology, glaciology, and much more, and includes the location of research stations and historic sites. Drawing on the world-class scientific and cartographic...
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xxii, 273 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"In the summer of 2016 acclaimed archaeologist Richard Freund and his team made news worldwide when they discovered an escape tunnel from the Ponar burial pits in Lithuania. This Holocaust site where more than 100,000 people perished is usually remembered for the terrible devastation that happened there. In the midst of this devastation, the discovery of an escape tunnel reminds us of the determination and tenacity of the people in the camp and the...
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The FamilyPass may be used at the following locations: 7 New Mexico Historic Sites, statewide ; New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe ; New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe ; New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary, Santa Fe ; Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe ; Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe ; New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo ; New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque...
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Cultural resources volume no. 8
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312 pages in various pagings : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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English
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Archaeological Society of New Mexico volume 22
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x, 225 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"What is Paleolithic Art? travels from well-known Ice Age sites like Chauvet, Altamira, and Lascaux to visits with contemporary aboriginal artists, evoking a continuum between the cave paintings of our prehistoric past and the living rock art of today."--Page 4 of cover.
"Was it a trick of the light that drew our Stone Age ancestors into caves to paint in charcoal and red hematite, to watch the heads of lions, likenesses of bison, horses, and aurochs...
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xxi, 231 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 18 cm
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"In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples." "She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into...
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