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Fossil Legends Of The First Americans
by Adrienne Mayor
ISBN: 0691113459
ISBN-13: 9780691113456
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.4 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.05 pounds
Pages: 488
Publisher's Notes
In a study of how humans made sense of fossils before evolutionary theory developed, the author of The First Fossil Hunters explores Aztec and Inca fossil tales, as well as Iroquois, Navajo, Apache, Cheyenne, and Pawnee traditions concerning these extinct creatures.
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Adrienne Mayor
Princeton University Press, 2005-05-01. Hardcover. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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Adrienne Mayor
Princeton. Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2005. Originally published at $32.95. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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Mayor, Adrienne
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Mayor, Adrienne
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