CACIQUE Term is still used in Haiti to refer to the pre-Columbian Amerindian rulers and divisions of the country. From Wordnik.com. [The Serpent and the Rainbow] Reference
Keeping in mind this analogy of prehistoric Europe with pre-Columbian. From Wordnik.com. [The Unity of Civilization] Reference
One of the most advanced cultures of pre-Columbian America lived in Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [FRIENDSHIP RALLY FOR MEXICAN PRES. PORTILLO] Reference
Only one pre-Columbian archaeological site (Aguas Verdes) is known from the park. From Wordnik.com. [Alejandro de Humbodlt National Park, Cuba] Reference
This symbol is especially prevalent in designs across many pre-Columbian cultures. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Tiwanaku - Q&A] Reference
It was also a period that saw a burgeoning industry in faking pre-Columbian objects. From Wordnik.com. [Legend of the Crystal Skulls] Reference
There's a lot of fraud these days in scrimshaw and netsuke and pre-Columbian figures. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
It was domesticated in pre-Columbian times, most likely in the rainforests of Colombia. From Wordnik.com. [5 Chicken] Reference
As yet, however, no examples of wooden doors have been seen in any of the pre-Columbian ruins. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228] Reference
There is no found evidence indicating that Isla del Coco was occupied during pre-Columbian times. From Wordnik.com. [Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica] Reference
Important pre-Columbian ruins extend over 1,500 square kilometers (km2) inside and around the park. From Wordnik.com. [Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru] Reference
The oldest indications of groundnut cultivation are from the pre-Columbian native societies of Peru. From Wordnik.com. [1. Oil Plants and their Potential Use] Reference
Cesar Chávez was mestizo, descended from European colonists and the pre-Columbian people of Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Roger Hernandez: Decline of the "White non-Hispanic" No Big Deal] Reference
Parker and his curator of pre-Columbian art, Carol Robbins, flew down to Jalapa, Mexico, to meet Lara. From Wordnik.com. [The Jockey and the Showman] Reference
In the 1990s, Ms. Walsh of the Smithsonian had pored over excavation documents from pre-Columbian digs. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Skulls' Murky Tale] Reference
This is the wedding I've dreamed about ever since studying pre-Columbian civilization in the fifth grade. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Doyle: Share Our Joy] Reference
Huston grabbed all the pre-Columbian figures from the floor that he could hold and disappeared to the bedroom. From Wordnik.com. [The Jockey and the Showman] Reference
Hutia bones have been unearthed from kitchen middens of pre-Columbian inhabitants of all the Greater Antilles. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
On the western side of the bay are extensive and beautiful stalactitic caves, in pre-Columbian days the abode of. From Wordnik.com. [Santo Domingo A Country with a Future] Reference
We viewed all this information as potentially useful for the study of the pre-Columbian societies in the region. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site] Reference
But are they truly, as those who believe in their powers claim, pre-Columbian objects of Mayan or Aztecan origin?. From Wordnik.com. [Keys to the Kingdom] Reference
The Corn Mother was worshiped as a deity in pre-Columbian times as a symbol of fertility, eternity and resurrection. From Wordnik.com. [Brigitte Mars: Simple Summer Soup With Brigitte Mars] Reference
Many of the pre-Columbian food-gathering tribes were confined to areas in which food raisers were unable to operate. From Wordnik.com. [Energy and Society~ Chapter 2~ Organic Energy and the Low-Energy Society] Reference
Pearson suggested to Huston that he give him a chance to ride the horse in exchange for payment in pre-Columbian art. From Wordnik.com. [The Jockey and the Showman] Reference
In pre-Columbian times grain amaranth was one of the basic foods of the New World-nearly as important as corn and beans. From Wordnik.com. [1 Introduction] Reference
Vast pre-Columbian Florida landscapes lacked the fragmentation caused by highways, canals, trails and other development. From Wordnik.com. [Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida] Reference
Pearson and his wife Queta display some of their primitive and pre-Columbian art in their Pasadena, California, home, March 1952. From Wordnik.com. [The Jockey and the Showman] Reference
A large oil painting by Diego Rivera depicts a businessman posed in a chair, with a large pre-Columbian statue standing behind him. From Wordnik.com. [Latin American Art at LACMA] Reference
In his suit and waistcoat, with his agreeably mute pre-Columbian pals, Pearson appears the consummate self-made gentleman scoundrel. From Wordnik.com. [The Jockey and the Showman] Reference
By its very nature, pre-Columbian tomb art raises an intriguing question: How do you display something that was never meant to be seen?. From Wordnik.com. [Latin American Art at LACMA] Reference
The San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble has always sought out a unique repertoire, covering Middle Eastern, European and pre-Columbian music. From Wordnik.com. [Cuing Up the Year's Best Music] Reference
Or how about a few days hiking in the Andes to ogle pre-Columbian ruins, a spell in the Amazon rain forest, then a cruise out to the Galapagos Islands?. From Wordnik.com. [Do Not Disturb] Reference
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