Suzanne et al Abel
Autor/a de Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica: Between Continents, Between Seas
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Having finished the book, I can now say that it is aimed at an academic audience and not a general readership. The book is divided into papers about different types of pottery, jades, metal work, etc. that was created by Precolumbian people in Costa Rica. Some of the articles are pretty technical such as an analysis done on jade and jadeite artifacts found in Costa Rica with the goal of identifying where the jade used was quarried.
While parts of the book were very interesting, such as the discussions about the evidence of trade links between Costa Rica and far flung Mesoamerican and South American peoples, much of it was too technical. That said, the photos and descriptions of objects are excellent and a valuable resource.… (més)