Mesoamerican Archaeology

Theory and Practice

Julia A. Hendon, Rosemary Joyce (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2003
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-631-23052-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America. * Offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica by focusing on key time periods, sites, and the issues these times and places require us to confront. * Examines key moments in the Mesoamerican historical tradition, from the earliest villages where Olmec art flourished, to the Aztec and Maya City--states that Spanish invaders described in the 16th century. * Engages the chronological benchmarks of precolumbian social development in Mesoamerica, such as the transition to village life, emergence of political stratification, and formation of Mesoamerican urban centers. * Includes an extensive introduction by the editors that situates contemporary Mesoamerican archaeology in the broader terms of the social politics of archaeology. For further resources to use with this book -- including study questions, maps and photographs -- visit the website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/BSGA/mesoam

Autor

Julia A. Hendon is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Gettysburg College. She is a Maya archaeologist with field experience since 1980 in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, and is the former editor of Anthropological Literature: An Index to Periodical Articles and Essays (1988--1996). Rosemary A. Joyce is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. She has been engaged in archaeological fieldwork in Honduras since 1977. Her most recent publications include: Gender and Power in Prehispanic Mesoamerica (2001), The Languages of Archaeology (2002), and Embodied Lives: Egypt and the Ancient Maya (editor, with Lynn Meskell, 2003).

Inhalt

Series Editors' Preface. Preface. Acknowledgments. List of Figures. List of Contributors. 1. Mesoamerica: A Working Model: Rosemary A. Joyce (University of California, Berkeley). 2. Mesoamerica Goes Public: Early Ceremonial Centers, Leaders, and Communities: John E. Clark (Brigham Young University). 3. Shared Art Styles and Long--Distance Contact in Early Mesoamerica: Richard G. Lesure (University of California, Los Angeles). 4. Governance and Policy at Classic Teotihuacan: Saburo Sugiyama (Aichi Prefectural University, Japan). 5. Social Identity and Daily Life at Classic Teotihuacan: Linda Manzanilla (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico). 6. Social Diversity and Everyday Life within Classic Maya Settlements: Cynthia Robin (Northwestern University). 7. Classic Maya Landscapes and Settlement: Wendy Ashmore (University of California, Riverside). 8. Sacred Space and Social Relations in the Classic Valley of Oaxaca: Arthur A. Joyce (University of Colorado). 9. The Archaeology of History in Postclassic Oaxaca: John M. D. Pohl (University of California, Los Angeles). 10. Meaning by Design: Ceramics, Feasting and Figured Worlds in Postclassic Mexico: Elizabeth M. Brumfiel (Albion College). 11. The Rural and Urban Landscapes of the Aztec State: Regional Perspectives and the Basin of Mexico Settlement Pattern Project: Deborah L. Nichols (Dartmouth College). 12. Postclassic and Colonial Period Sources on Maya Society and History: Julia A. Hendon (Gettysburg College). Glossary. Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.9.2003
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 171 x 248 mm
• Gewicht: 706 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• ISBN-10: 0-631-23052-1 / 0631230521
• ISBN-13: 978-0-631-23052-6 / 9780631230526
• Zustand: Neuware