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Éste es uno de los pocos estudios de "iconografía" en arqueología colombiana y ecuatoriana. El autor interpreta uno de los "discursos" codificados en las aparentes decoraciones de los platos de ofrendas que empleaban las culturas Piartal y Tuza, del altiplano ecuatoriano-colombiano. Las decoraciones en cuestión son en realidad símbolos que el autor descifró y que aluden al mito de la Creación. Para llegar a sus afirmaciones, recurre al gran instrumental de la Historia de la Cultura y al explicar estos recursos – bien conocidos por los etnólogos– convierte muchas de las páginas de ...

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The most famous cathedrals in Europe are being ransacked in a strange succession of events. Relics of the Passion of Christ disappear and are replaced by copies while the Vatican and the police are powerless to prevent it. At the same time, Europol start looking into the mysterious killings of two university professors whose only apparent connection is their specialisation, the roots of Christianity in Ethiopia. Embroiled in a series of events that are spiralling out of control, the main characters are faced with an obscure sect set on seeing the apocalypse foretold by their leader come into...

Desde la monarquía asturiana y los condados pirenaicos hasta la monarquía de los Reyes Católicos, la España cristiana conoció un amplio y complejo proceso de conformación de instrumentos administrativos y gubernativos que vinieron a suponer la respuesta a necesidades de organización concretas y peculiares de los distintos espacios y de las sucesivas coyunturas históricas que, con el tiempo, en muchos casos, se convertirían en señas de identidad muy características y de larga perduración de los diversos ámbitos territoriales peninsulares. De este modo, esta evolución medieval...

Was there ever a Garden of Eden? What became of the 10 lost tribes of Israel? What is the significance of the European megaliths? Twenty-eight leading authorities draw on modern science and the latest research to explore some of archaeology's most baffling controversies and enigmas, from mankind's origins to the mysterious collapse of once powerful civilizations, in this informative perspective on human history. Packed with evocative photographs and informative diagrams, maps, and plans, this guide offers a fascinating window into vanished worlds. Habría un jardín de Edén? Cómo murió...