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Title: extensive bibliography with considered annotations
Review: This carefully annotated work from an archaeological perspective complements and well surpasses other work such as that of the historian Fingerhut. The discussion of individual texts is even-handed, and the compilers do not unfairly push their point of view (though it shows through). This two-volume work is well organized and easy to use.While this relatively specialized book might be a bit pricey for public libraries, it is an important corrective to the fantasy about pre-Columbian contacts that is on most public library's shelves. For the academic library with any pretense to serious coverage of New World archaeology, it is a must.
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