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Intermediate Elites in Pre-Columbian States and Empires

Author : Christina M. Elson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816549907
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Intermediate Elites in Pre-Columbian States and Empires written by Christina M. Elson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Mesoamerican highlands to the Colca Valley in Peru, pre-Columbian civilizations were bastions of power that have largely been viewed through the lens of rulership, or occasionally through bottom-up perspectives of resistance. Rather than focusing on rulers or peasants, this book examines how intermediate elites—both men and women—helped to develop, sustain, and resist state policies and institutions. Employing new archaeological and ethnohistorical data, its contributors trace a 2,000-year trajectory of elite social evolution in the Zapotec, Wari, Aztec, Inka, and Maya civilizations. This is the first volume to consider how individuals subordinate to imperial rulers helped to shape specific forms of state and imperial organization. Taking a broader scope than previous studies, it is one of the few works to systematically address these issues in both Mesoamerica and the Central Andes. It considers how these individuals influenced the long-term development of the largest civilizations of the ancient Americas, opening a new window on the role of intermediate elites in the rise and fall of ancient states and empires worldwide. The authors demonstrate how such evidence as settlement patterns, architecture, decorative items, and burial patterns reflect the roles of intermediate elites in their respective societies, arguing that they were influential actors whose interests were highly significant in shaping the specific forms of state and imperial organization. Their emphasis on provincial elites particularly shifts examination of early states away from royal capitals and imperial courts, explaining how local elites and royal bureaucrats had significant impact on the development and organization of premodern states. Together, these papers demonstrate that intricate networks of intermediate elites bound these ancient societies together—and that competition between individuals and groups contributed to their decline and eventual collapse. By addressing current theoretical concerns with agency, resistance to state domination, and the co-option of local leadership by imperial administrators, it offers valuable new insight into the utility of studying intermediate elites.

The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars

Author : Samuel C. Duckett White
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004464298
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars written by Samuel C. Duckett White and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an exploration of unique laws and customs placed around warfare throughout history, from Indigenous Australians to the American Civil War.

Ritual and Archaic States

Author : Murphy, Joanne M
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813055881
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Ritual and Archaic States written by Murphy, Joanne M and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While ritual and archaic states have both been prominent topics in recent archaeological studies, this is the first volume to combine both subjects by exploring the varying nature, expression, and significance of ritual in archaic states. It compares archaic rituals across many different cultures--Vijayanagara, Swahili Lamu, Venice, Asante, Aztec, Ming China, Oaxaca, Greece, Inca, Wari, and Chaco. The contributors posit that the nature of rituals, the level of investment in rituals, and their sociopolitical significance can vary greatly from state to state, even among societies with similar levels of social complexity, population, and spatial distribution. Highlighting the importance of ritual as an inherent part of a cultural narrative, and demonstrating how the study of ritual enables a better understanding of diverse social groups, this volume shows how the location, frequency, and role of ritual differed significantly across archaic states.

Beyond Collapse

Author : Ronald K. Faulseit
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809333996
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Collapse written by Ronald K. Faulseit and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book interprets how ancient civilizations responded to various stresses, including environmental change, warfare, and the fragmentation of political institutions. It focuses on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful regimes, and posits that they experienced social resilience and transformation instead of collapse.

Tenahaha and the Wari State

Author : Justin Jennings
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817318496
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Tenahaha and the Wari State written by Justin Jennings and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tenahaha and the Wari State presents new findings and interpretations that challenge existing theories of Wari state dominance during the Middle Horizon period (A.D. 600-1000) in Peru.

The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies

Author : Michael E. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139502034
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies written by Michael E. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a resurgence in the comparative study of ancient societies, this book presents a variety of methods and approaches to comparative analysis through the examination of wide-ranging case studies. Each chapter is a comparative study, and the diverse topics and regions covered in the book contribute to the growing understanding of variation and change in ancient complex societies. The authors explore themes ranging from urbanization and settlement patterns, to the political strategies of kings and chiefs, to the economic choices of individuals and households. The case studies cover an array of geographical settings, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. The authors are leading archaeologists whose research on early empires, states, and chiefdoms is at the cutting edge of scientific archaeology.

Social Skins of the Head

Author : Vera Tiesler
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826359647
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Social Skins of the Head written by Vera Tiesler and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meanings of ritualized head treatments among ancient Mesoamerican and Andean peoples is the subject of this book, the first overarching coverage of an important subject. Heads are sources of power that protect, impersonate, emulate sacred forces, distinguish, or acquire identity within the native world. The essays in this book examine these themes in a wide array of indigenous head treatments, including facial cosmetics and hair arrangements, permanent cranial vault and facial modifications, dental decorations, posthumous head processing, and head hunting. They offer new insights into native understandings of beauty, power, age, gender, and ethnicity. The contributors are experts from such diverse fields as skeletal biology, archaeology, aesthetics, forensics, taphonomy, and art history.

Wari Women from Huarmey

Author : Wieslaw Wieckowski
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789691850
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Wari Women from Huarmey written by Wieslaw Wieckowski and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations at the Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site brought to light the first intact burial of female high-elite members of the Wari culture. This book presents the results of bioarchaeological analyses performed to date, and focuses on reconstructing the funeral rite and social status of the deceased.

Comparative and Global Framing of Enslavement

Author : Stephan Conermann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111296911
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Comparative and Global Framing of Enslavement written by Stephan Conermann and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of enslavement has become urgent over the last two decades. Social scientists, legal scholars, human rights activists, and historians, who study forms of enslavement in both modern and historical societies, have sought - and often achieved - common conceptual grounds, thus forging a new perspective that comprises historical and contemporary forms of slavery. What could certainly be termed a turn in the study of slavery has also intensified awareness of enslavement as a global phenomenon, inviting a comparative, trans-regional approach across time-space divides. Though different aspects of enslavement in different societies and eras are discussed, each of the volume's three parts contributes to, and has benefitted from, a global perspective of enslavement. The chapters in Part One propose to structure the global examination of the theoretical, ideological, and methodological aspects of the "global," "local," and "glocal." Part Two, "Regional and Trans-regional Perspectives of the Global," presents, through analyses of historical case studies, the link between connectivity and mobility as a fundamental aspect of the globalization of enslavement. Finally, Part Three deals with personal points of view regarding the global, local, and glocal. Grosso modo, the contributors do not only present their case studies, but attempt to demonstrate what insights and added-value explanations they gain from positioning their work vis-à-vis a broader "big picture."

Excavations at Cerro Tilcajete

Author : Christina Elson
Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN 13 : 0915703661
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Excavations at Cerro Tilcajete written by Christina Elson and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology–III

Author : Alexei Vranich
Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN 13 : 0915703785
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (157 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology–III by : Alexei Vranich

Download or read book Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology–III written by Alexei Vranich and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Andean Archaeology III

Author : William Isbell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780387757308
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Andean Archaeology III written by William Isbell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in the Andean Archaeology series, this book focuses on the marked cultural differences between the northern and southern regions of the Central Andes, and considers the conditions under which these differences evolved, grew pronounced, and diminished. This book continues the dynamic, current problem-oriented approach to the field of Andean Archaeology that began with Andean Archaeology I and Andean Archaeology II. Combines up-to-date research, diverse theoretical platforms, and far-reaching interpretations to draw provocative and thoughtful conclusions.

The Wari Civilization and Their Descendants

Author : Mary Glowacki
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498589634
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Wari Civilization and Their Descendants written by Mary Glowacki and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research conducted in Cuzco, Peru,The Wari Civilization and Their Descendants: Imperial Transformation in Pre-Inca Cuzco, Peru analyzes the political and social transformations that led to the downfall of the Wari civilization in the Andean Middle Horizon period (AD 500–1000) and resulted in the rise of the Inca state. The contributors to this collection present evidence of the Wari civilization’s robust, imperialistic occupation of Cuzco, and argue that this presence laid the groundwork for later regional polities that can be traced to the Late Horizon Inca period (AD 1476–1532). This collection fills a gap in scholarly literature on Cuzco prehistory, the provincial southern highlands of the Wari civilization, and early imperialism in the Andes.

The Bioarchaeology of Societal Collapse and Regeneration in Ancient Peru

Author : Danielle Shawn Kurin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319284045
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book The Bioarchaeology of Societal Collapse and Regeneration in Ancient Peru written by Danielle Shawn Kurin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how individuals, social groups, and entire populations are impacted by the tumultuous collapse of ancient states and empires. Through meticulous study of the bones of the dead and the molecules embedded therein, bioarchaeologists can reconstruct how the reverberations of traumatic social disasters permanently impact human bodies over the course of generations. In this case, we focus on the enigmatic civilizations of ancient Peru. Around 1000 years ago, the Wari Empire, the first expansive, imperial state in the highland Andes, abruptly collapsed after four centures of domination. Several hundred years later, the Inca rose to power, creating a new highland empire running along the spine of South America. But what happened in between? According to Andean folklore, two important societies, known today as the Chanka and the Quichua, emerged from the ashes of the ruined Wari state, and coalesced as formidable polities despite the social, political, and economic chaos that characterized the end of imperial control. The period of the Chanka and the Quichua, however, produced no known grand capital, no large, elaborate cities, no written or commercial records, and left relatively little by way of tools, goods, and artwork. Knowledge of the Chanka and Quichua who thrived in the Andahuaylas region of south-central Peru, ca. 1000 – 1400 A.D., is mainly written in bone—found largely in the human remains and associated funerary objects of its population. This book presents novel insights as to the nature of society during this important interstitial era between empires—what specialists call the “Late Intermediate Period” in Andean pre-history. Additionally, it provides a detailed study of Wari state collapse, explores how imperial fragmentation impacted local people in Andahuaylas, and addresses how those people reorganized their society after this traumatic disruption. Particular attention is given to describing how Wari collapse impacted rates and types of violence, altered population demographic profiles, changed dietary habits, prompted new patterns of migration, generated novel ethnic identities, prompted innovative technological advances, and transformed beliefs and practices concerning the dead.

Beyond the Nasca Lines

Author : Conlee, Christina A
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813052564
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Nasca Lines written by Conlee, Christina A and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhabited for over 5,000 years before European colonization, the site of La Tiza in Peru’s Nasca Desert provides an unprecedented opportunity to examine the dynamics of ancient complex societies. This volume takes a long temporal perspective on La Tiza from the Preceramic through the Inca era, studying the site within the context of broader developments such as the rise of Nasca culture, subsequent conquest by the Wari Empire, collapse, abandonment, and the reformation of a new society. Christina Conlee synthesizes data she obtained while directing a multi-year excavation at the site with data from other investigations to reconstruct the development of social complexity over time. She includes detailed descriptions of the stratigraphy and artifacts, carefully separating materials from each period. Exploring how political integration, religious practices, economics, and the environment shaped societal transformations at La Tiza, Conlee offers patterns that can be found in other areas and can be used to understand the development of other long-lasting civilizations.

Archaeology of Entanglement

Author : Lindsay Der
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315433915
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology of Entanglement written by Lindsay Der and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entanglement theory posits that the interrelationship of humans and objects is a delimiting characteristic of human history and culture. This edited volume of original studies by leading archaeological theorists applies this concept to a broad range of topics, including archaeological science, heritage, and theory itself. In the theoretical explications and ten case studies, the editors and contributing authors: • build on the intersections between science, humanities and ecology to provide a more fine-grained, multi-scalar treatment emanating from the long-term perspective that characterizes archaeological research; • bring to light the subtle and unacknowledged paths that configure historical circumstances and bind human intentionality; • examine the constructions of personhood, the rigidity of path dependencies, the unpredictable connections between humans and objects and the intricate paths of past events in varied geographic and historical contexts that channel future actions. This broad focus is inclusive of early complex developments in Asia and Europe, imperial and state strategies in the Andes and Mesoamerica, continuities of postcolonialism in North America, and the unforeseen and complex consequences that derive from archaeological practices. This volume will appeal to archaeologists and their advanced students.

Empires to be remembered

Author : Michael Gehler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3658340037
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book Empires to be remembered written by Michael Gehler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By applying a comparative approach the volume focuses on a select group of „empires“ which are generally not in the focus of empires studies. They are studied in detail and analyzed due to a strict concept that takes into account real history and reception history as well. Reception history becomes more and more an important element in empire studies although this topic is still often more or less underdeveloped. The volume singles out a series of such “forgotten empires”. It aims to provide a methodologically clearly structured as well as a uniform and consistent approach. It develops a general set of questions that help to compare and distinguish these entities. This way the volume intends to examine and to illuminate empires that are generally ignored by modern scholarship.