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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1977 8vo (24.5 cm), X, 188 pp. Publisher's cloth (binding slightly rubbed). Papers presented at the conference held at Dumbarton Oaks on October 26-27, 1974. Contents include: "Seaborne contacts between early cultures in lower southeastern United States and Middle through South America" by William H. Sears; "Navigators of the winter sun" by Johannes Wilbert; "Factors influencing exploitation of marine resources" by Elizabeth S. Wing; "Old myths, new myths: the role of sea traders in the development of ancient Maya civilization" by Jeremy A. Sabloff; "The Maya and the sea: trade and cult at Tancah and Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico" by Arthur G. Miller; "Patterns of maritime trade between south coastal Ecuador and western Mesoamerica, 1500 B.C.-A.D. 600" by Allison C. Paulsen; "Coastal fishermen, merchants, and artisans in pre-Hispanic Peru" by Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco.