Archaeology Art And Ethnogenesis In Mesoamerican Prehistory
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Archaeology Art and Ethnogenesis in Mesoamerican Prehistory
Author | : Lynneth S. Lowe |
Publsiher | : New World Archaeological Foundation |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 194984725X |
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This edited volume developed from a 2005 Society for American Archaeology symposium in honor of Gareth W. Lowe, archaeologist and director of the NWAF. The contributions generally focus on the Formative period throughout Mesoamerica and include an original work by Lowe on the Early Formative of the Central Depression of Chiapas. Published by New World Archaeological Foundation.
Prehistoric Mesoamerica
Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publsiher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806137029 |
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An up-to-date overview of Mesoamerican cultures from early prehistoric times through the fall of the Aztec Empire, Prehistoric Mesoamerica, Third Edition will be useful and appealing to readers interested in Mesoamerican art, society, politics, and intellectual achievement.
Early Mesoamerican Social Transformations
Author | : Richard G. Lesure |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2011-10-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780520950566 |
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Between 3500 and 500 bc, the social landscape of ancient Mesoamerica was completely transformed. At the beginning of this period, the mobile lifeways of a sparse population were oriented toward hunting and gathering. Three millennia later, protourban communities teemed with people. These essays by leading Mesoamerican archaeologists examine developments of the era as they unfolded in the Soconusco region along the Pacific coast of Mexico and Guatemala, a region that has emerged as crucial for understanding the rise of ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica. The contributors explore topics including the gendered division of labor, changes in subsistence, the character of ceremonialism, the emergence of social inequality, and large-scale patterns of population distribution and social change. Together, they demonstrate the contribution of Soconusco to cultural evolution in Mesoamerica and challenge what we thought we knew about the path toward social complexity.
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology
Author | : Deborah L. Nichols,Christopher A. Pool |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 996 |
Release | : 2012-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195390933 |
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The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica. Though the emphasis is on prehispanic societies, this Handbook also includes coverage of important new work by archaeologists on the Colonial and Republican periods. Unique among recent works, the text brings together in a single volume article-length regional syntheses and topical overviews written by active scholars in the field of Mesoamerican archaeology. The first section of the Handbook provides an overview of recent history and trends of Mesoamerica and articles on national archaeology programs and practice in Central America and Mexico written by archaeologists from these countries. These are followed regional syntheses organized by time period, beginning with early hunter-gatherer societies and the first farmers of Mesoamerica and concluding with a discussion of the Spanish Conquest and frontiers and peripheries of Mesoamerica. Topical and comparative articles comprise the remainder of Handbook. They cover important dimensions of prehispanic societies—from ecology, economy, and environment to social and political relations—and discuss significant methodological contributions, such as geo-chemical source studies, as well as new theories and diverse theoretical perspectives. The Handbook concludes with a section on the archaeology of the Spanish conquest and the Colonial and Republican periods to connect the prehispanic, proto-historic, and historic periods. This volume will be a must-read for students and professional archaeologists, as well as other scholars including historians, art historians, geographers, and ethnographers with an interest in Mesoamerica.
Mesoamerican Archaeology
Author | : Lisa Overholtzer,Julia A. Hendon,Rosemary A. Joyce |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2021-02-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781119160922 |
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A unique and wide-ranging introduction to the major prehispanic and colonial societies of Mexico and Central America, featuring new and revised material throughout Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, provides readers with a diverse and well-balanced view of the archaeology of the indigenous societies of Mexico and Central America, helping students better understand key concepts and engage with contemporary debates and issues within the field. The fully updated second edition incorporates contemporary research that reflects new approaches and trends in Mesoamerican archaeology. New and revised chapters from first-time and returning authors cover the archaeology of Mesoamerican cultural history, from the early Gulf Coast Olmec, to the Classic and Postclassic Maya, to the cultures of Oaxaca and Central Mexico before and after colonization. Presenting a wide range of approaches that illustrate political, socio-economic, and symbolic interpretations, this textbook: Encourages students to consider diverse ways of thinking about Mesoamerica: as a linguistic area, as a geographic region, and as a network of communities of practice Represents a wide spectrum of perspectives and approaches to Mesoamerican archaeology, including coverage of the Postclassic and Colonial periods Enables readers to think critically about how explanations of the past are produced, verified, and debated Includes accessible introductory material to ensure that students and non-specialists understand the chronological and geographic frameworks of the Mesoamerican tradition Discusses recent developments in the contemporary theory and practice of Mesoamerican archaeology Presents new and original research by a team of internationally recognized contributors Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, is ideal for use in undergraduate courses on the archaeology of Mexico and Central America, as well as for broader courses on the archaeology of the Americas.
The Early Olmec and Mesoamerica
Author | : Jeffrey P. Blomster,David Cheetham |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2017-03-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107107670 |
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Breaking new ground in Olmec studies, this book reveals the complexity and diversity of 'America's first civilization'.
Contributions to the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Greater Mesoamerica
Author | : William J. Folan |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UVA:X000929641 |
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The essays in this book present the integrated application of prehistoric, ethnohistoric, and ethnographic data centering on the interpretation of past and present peoples residing in Greater Mesoamerica. These groups, at some time in their existence, had much in common: a corn-, bean-, and squash-farming base; permanent villages with plazas; public religious structures; and well-developed ceremonialism involving astronomical-ceremonial concepts including calendrics. They form an area designated by scholars as the Continental Core of North/Central America. Each essay offers a methodological approach or the documentation leading to a better understanding of such aspects of Greater Mesoamerica as climate, cultural history and sociopolitical organization. Contributors include Roman Piña Chan, William J. Folan, Basil C. Hedrick, J. Charles Kelley, Burma H. Hyde, Gabriel DeCicco, Michael W. Spence, Phil C. Weigand, Jay K. Johnson, Charles D. Trombold, Jr., Joseph B. Mountjoy, Dale P. Smith, Harold Franklin McGee, Jr., and Jonathan E. Reyman.
Ancient Mesoamerica
Author | : Richard E. Blanton |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1993-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521446066 |
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In this revised and updated 1993 edition the authors synthesize recent research to provide a comprehensive survey of Mesoamerica.