Términos

Ear ornaments in the form of studs, frequently with decorative elements, worn through a hole pierced in the lobe of the ear.

Large circular discs or trumpet-like objects that are placed in or on the ear. Examples are Precolumbian works that may be part of or a type of earspool.

Refiérase a hombres nobles de tercer rango de nobleza, en el mismo nivel que los condes de la Europa Continental, bajo los duques y marqueses y sobre los vizcondes.

Territories or domains ruled by an earl.

The older of the two epochs belonging to the Cretaceous period on the geologic time scale. It extends from about 146 million to 100 million years ago.

General term for the period and styles of Islamic culture from ca. 610 CE through around the 9th century.,

General term for cartographic works made by human observation and surveying, prior to the invention of complex scientific cartographic equipment in the 19th century and later. Ancient maps are documented by the 7th century BCE; star maps dating to 14,500 BCE are found on the walls of the Lascaux caves.

English as spoken from ca. 1450- ca. 1700. It is the language preserved in several great literary works, including Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

The culture and the styles of art produced in the Southern Netherlands during the 15th and early 16th centuries.

General term for Native North American period and culture dating approximately 1000- 200 BCE, characterized by the continuation of traditions begun during the Late and Terminal Archaic periods, such as mound-building, burial complexes, inter-regional trade, reliance on wild and domesticated plants, and movements of small groups to exploit seasonally available resources. Production of pottery became more widespread in the following regions: Eastern Interior, the Southeast, and the Northeast; the Far Northeast, the Sub-Arctic, and a bit later, the Northwest and Plains regions.

Earring-shaped motifs that may represent marriage.

The world as considered the dwelling place of of living creatures, the surface of the planet; contrasted with sky, heaven, hell, etc.

Process or technique of constructing architecture or other works using earth, either by digging into the earth or by creating building materials from earth. If the earth has been fired, such as with bricks, prefer "masonry construction."

In ancient and modern nonliterate religions, dieties who are eternally fruitful sources of everything. The most archaic form of the earth mother transcends all specificity and sexuality. In later agricultural traditions, she is simply the earth and its fertility.

Buildings and other architectural structures constructed wholly or primarily of earth. For engineering works, such as trenches, created in the earth, use "earthworks (engineering works)." For structures built on a hillside rather than into it, use "hillside architecture." For structures built under the surface of the ground, but not made primarily of earth, use "underground structures."

Úsese para obras que manipulan tierra natural y piedras, alterando el terreno del mismo para propósitos artísticos. Para obras exteriores de gran escala que de otra manera aprovechan o incorporan aspectos de su emplazamiento, use un término más general "arte ecológico (obra)". Para el resultado de inclinar, trinchar o terraplenar tierra, para propósitos utilitarios, use "obra (obra de ingeniería)".

Styles and cultures of the eastern area of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, that together with the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia) make up Eastern Africa.