Discovering the Olmecs: An Unconventional History (William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Cultur) 

Olmecs以其巨大的雕刻石頭和其他雕塑而著稱，是中美洲的第一座石頭紀念碑。考古學家的實地經驗是忍受奧爾梅克地區的熱，濕度，蚊子和蜱蟲，這使古代社會如何變得光明？不可預見的事件和運氣如何改變精心策劃的研究計劃和他們得出的結論？重要的是，當地社區和個人怎樣對其領土上的研究項目和發現做出反應？

在這本有吸引力的書中，Olmecs的領先專家從他自己的經驗和他的前輩，同事和學生的經驗中講述了這些故事。20世紀20年代的第一次現代探索開始，大衛·格羅夫（David Grove）回顧了幾代考古學家和當地居民在沒有任何書面記錄下如何發現奧爾默克地過去，並拼湊了這幅古代文明的肖像。這些故事充滿了偶然的發現和令人沮喪的失望，有幫助的合作和欺騙性的黑社會人士。

本書展現奧爾梅克考古學的一個非常規的歷史，對考古現場工作進行了熱烈的介紹，以及我們目前所了解的關於奧爾梅克斯（Olmecs）的所有知識。

There are several good books that summarize the current interpretations of Olmec prehistory. But these formal studies don't describe the field experiences of the archaeologists who made the discoveries. What was it like to endure the Olmec region's heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and ticks to bring that ancient society to light? How did unforeseen events and luck alter carefully planned research programs and the conclusions drawn from them? And, importantly, how did local communities and individuals react to the research projects and discoveries in their territories?

In this engaging book, a leading expert on the Olmecs tells those stories from his own experiences and those of his predecessors, colleagues, and students. Beginning with the first modern explorations in the 1920s, David Grove recounts how generations of archaeologists and local residents have uncovered the Olmec past and pieced together a portrait of this ancient civilization that left no written records. The stories are full of fortuitous discoveries and frustrating disappointments, helpful collaborations and deceitful shenanigans. What emerges is an unconventional history of Olmec archaeology, a lively introduction to archaeological fieldwork, and an exceptional overview of all that we currently know about the Olmecs.

  David C. Grove(Autor)

Publisher: University of Texas Press 

ISBN:  978-0292760813 

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