Best Studies on Ancient America (nonfiction)

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 4.05 avg rating — 93,185 ratings
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Derivation Incognita: A Comprehensive Study into the Peopling of America
Derivation Incognita: A Comprehensive Study into the Peopling of America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Serpent mound, Adams County, Ohio. Mystery of the mound and history of the serpent. Various theories of the effigy mounds and the mound builders
The Serpent mound, Adams County, Ohio. Mystery of the mound and history of the serpent. Various theories of the effigy mounds and the mound builders 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Lamar Archaeology: Mississippian Chiefdoms in the Deep South
Lamar Archaeology: Mississippian Chiefdoms in the Deep South 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya 4.27 avg rating — 133 ratings
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The Mystery of the Serpent Mound: In Search of the Alphabet of the Gods
The Mystery of the Serpent Mound: In Search of the Alphabet of the Gods 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Moundbuilders: Ancient Societies of Eastern North America
The Moundbuilders: Ancient Societies of Eastern North America 3.96 avg rating — 141 ratings
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El pasado indígena
El pasado indígena 4.31 avg rating — 62 ratings
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The Serpent Mound of Ohio: Site Excavation & Park Construction
The Serpent Mound of Ohio: Site Excavation & Park Construction 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Ancient North America
Ancient North America 3.80 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Muerte a filo de obsidiana. Los nahuas frente a la muerte
Muerte a filo de obsidiana. Los nahuas frente a la muerte really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Serpent Mound: Ohio's enigmatic effigy mound
Serpent Mound: Ohio's enigmatic effigy mound it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The First North Americans: An Archaeological Journey
The First North Americans: An Archaeological Journey 3.63 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs 4.09 avg rating — 4,603 ratings
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Hidden Cities: The Discovery and Loss of Ancient North American Civilization
Hidden Cities: The Discovery and Loss of Ancient North American Civilization 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings
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America's First Civilization
America's First Civilization 3.91 avg rating — 254 ratings
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Buried Beneath Us: Discovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas
Buried Beneath Us: Discovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas 3.11 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Palenque-Lakamha’
Palenque-Lakamha’ 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Faces from the Past: Forgotten People of North America
Faces from the Past: Forgotten People of North America 3.91 avg rating — 110 ratings
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‎Pakal el Grande. Soberano maya de Palenque
‎Pakal el Grande. Soberano maya de Palenque really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi
Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi 3.63 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
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Cave Paintings Of Baja California: Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People
Cave Paintings Of Baja California: Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest
Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest 3.90 avg rating — 186 ratings
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First Peoples in a New World: Colonizing Ice Age America
First Peoples in a New World: Colonizing Ice Age America 4.13 avg rating — 232 ratings
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Florida's Indians from Ancient Times to the Present
Florida's Indians from Ancient Times to the Present 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings
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El mundo prehispánico para gente con prisa
El mundo prehispánico para gente con prisa 4.14 avg rating — 118 ratings
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Holes in the Head: The Art and Archaeology of Trepanation in Ancient Peru (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology Studies Series)
Holes in the Head: The Art and Archaeology of Trepanation in Ancient Peru (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology Studies Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya
Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya 3.98 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Traditions (Shire Library USA, 640)
Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Traditions (Shire Library USA, 640) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Una selva de reyes. La asombrosa historia de los antiguos mayas
Una selva de reyes. La asombrosa historia de los antiguos mayas 3.96 avg rating — 534 ratings
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Kokopelli: The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol
Kokopelli: The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol 3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Exploring Ancient Native America: An Archaeological Guide
Exploring Ancient Native America: An Archaeological Guide 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)
The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas
Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun
Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun 4.31 avg rating — 164 ratings
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The Southeastern Indians
The Southeastern Indians 4.21 avg rating — 101 ratings