Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin

Ballcourt Rites, Paradise, and the Origins of Power in Classic Veracruz.- Landscape and a Visual Narrative of Creation and Origin at the Olmec Ceremonial Center of La Venta.- Maya Caves Across Time and Space.- Places of Emergence: Sacred Mountains and Cofradía Ceremonies.- Over Distant Waters: Places of Origin and Creation in Colonial K'iche'an Sources.- Fox Walker on the Parapeti River, Bolivia: The Origins of How We Guarani Live in Íví.- Where the Land and the Ocean Meet: The Engoroy Phase Ceremonial Site at Salango, Ecuador, 600-100BC.- The Astronomical Significance of Ritual Movements in the Calendar of Cuzco.- Dimensions of Place: The Significance of Centers to the Development of Andean Civilization: An Exploration of the Ushnu Concept.- High Altitude Ushnu Platforms in the Department of Ayacucho Peru, Structure, Ancestors and Animating Essence.- Representation, Memory, and Power: Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin.