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José Oliver
José R. Oliver is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican/Catalan archaeologist who specialises in the archaeology of the Caribbean and northern South America. He is affiliated with the UCL Institute of Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology at University College London in Bloomsbury, central London, where he works as Reader in Latin American Archaeology. Born in Barcelona and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oliver went on to study anthropology in the United States, gaining his BA in the subject from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1977. He subsequently went on to study at the University of Illinois in Urabana-Champaign, gaining his MA in 1981 and then his PhD in 1989. His most recent book, ''Caciques and Cemi Idols. The Web Spun by Taino Rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico'', was published in 2009.Oliver, José R. (2009). ''Caciques and Cemi Idols. The Web Spun by Taino Rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico''. University of Alabama Press. Oliver directs a research pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow Hill, West Sussex
Bow Hill is an elongated hill ridge, high, and running roughly from north to south in the South Downs, in the county of West Sussex, England.Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 ''Explorer'' map series, No. 120 It has a prominence of 74 metres. Location Bow Hill is the highest point of Stoughton Down which lies to the east of the village of Stoughton in West Sussex. The summit itself is 2 kilometres due east of Stoughton and about 7 kilometres northwest of the nearest large town, Chichester. To the south are Stoke Down and the village of West Stoke; to the east and southeast are the villages of West Dean and Mid Lavant in the valley of the River Lavant, to the north are East Marden and Chilgrove. Description Bow Hill is the highest point on a north-to-south running and steep-sided ridge and there is a trig point at the top. Its crest and upper slopes are densely wooded, but the lower slopes are open downland. Various tracks and bridleways run pass close to the summit and there is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |