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Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom

Author : Kenneth Hirth
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1646424751
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom written by Kenneth Hirth and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the organization and ritual economy of a pre-Columbian chiefdom that developed in central Honduras over a 1,400-year period from 400 BC to AD 1000. Extremely applicable and broadly important to the archaeological studies of Mesoamerica, Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom models the ritual organization of pre-Columbian societies across Honduras to expand the understanding of chiefdom societies in Central America and explore how these non-Maya societies developed and evolved. As part of the ritual economy, a large quantity of jade and marble artifacts were deposited as offerings in the ritual architecture of the El Cajón region’s central community of Salitrón Viejo. Over 2,800 of these high-value items were recovered from their original ritual contexts, making Salitrón Viejo one of the largest in situ collections of these materials ever recovered in the New World. These materials are well dated and tremendously varied and provide a cross-section of all jade-carving lapidary traditions in use across eastern Mesoamerica between AD 250 and 350. With a complementary website providing extensive additional description, visualization, and analysis (https://journals.psu.edu/opa/issue/view/3127), Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom is a new and original contribution that employs an “economy of ritual approach” to the study of chiefdom societies in the Americas. It is a foundational reference point for any scholar working in Mesoamerica and Central America, especially those engaged in Maya research, as well as archaeologists working with societies at this scale of complexity in Latin America and around the world.

Mesoamerican Ritual Economy

Author : E. Christian Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mesoamerican Ritual Economy written by E. Christian Wells and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exploring the intersection of spirituality and materiality, Mesoamerican Ritual Economy will be of interest to all scholars studying how worldview and belief motivate economic behavior."--Jacket.

Ancient Southeast Mesoamerica

Author : Patricia A. Urban
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107172748
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Southeast Mesoamerica written by Patricia A. Urban and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-31 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development and political history of Southeast Mesoamerica from its earliest inhabitants up to the Spanish conquest.

Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

Author : Sarah Kurnick
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607324164
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica by : Sarah Kurnick

Download or read book Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica written by Sarah Kurnick and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political authority contains an inherent contradiction. Rulers must reinforce social inequality and bolster their own unique position at the top of the sociopolitical hierarchy, yet simultaneously emphasize social similarities and the commonalities shared by all. Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica explores the different and complex ways that those who exercised authority in the region confronted this contradiction. New data from a variety of well-known scholars in Mesoamerican archaeology reveal the creation, perpetuation, and contestation of politically authoritative relationships between rulers and subjects and between nobles and commoners. The contributions span the geographic breadth and temporal extent of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica—from Preclassic Oaxaca to the Classic Petén region of Guatemala to the Postclassic Michoacán—and the contributors weave together archaeological, epigraphic, and ethnohistoric data. Grappling with the questions of how those exercising authority convince others to follow and why individuals often choose to recognize and comply with authority, Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica discusses why the study of political authority is both timely and significant, reviews how scholars have historically understood the operation of political authority, and proposes a new analytical framework to understand how rulers rule. Contributors include Sarah B. Barber, Joanne Baron, Christopher S. Beekman, Jeffrey Brzezinski, Bryce Davenport, Charles Golden, Takeshi Inomata, Arthur A. Joyce, Sarah Kurnick, Carlo J. Lucido, Simon Martin, Tatsuya Murakami, Helen Perlstein Pollard, and Víctor Salazar Chávez.

Ideology and Pre-Columbian Civilizations

Author : Arthur Andrew Demarest
Publisher : School of American Research Ad
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ideology and Pre-Columbian Civilizations written by Arthur Andrew Demarest and published by School of American Research Ad. This book was released on 1992 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The role played by ideology in the evolution of civilizations is being energetically debated by archaeologists, but until now the theoretical debates have had little impact on the actual interpretation of field data from Mesoamerica or South America. Studies on pre-Columbian ideology have generally used historical, ethnohistorical, and iconographic data to look synchronically at specific ancient religions. Little progress has been made in applying archaeological information to address the broader problem of the role of ideology in prehistoric culture change... The authors of these papers take a variety of theoretical approaches, seeking to understand how ideology interacts with the ecological, economic, and political factors involved in culture change. They are concerned not with ideologies or cosmologies per se but with the effect of ideology on power relations, since the expansions and collapses of civilizations are, in the end, the successes and failures of political systems"--Back cover.

Precolumbian Water Management

Author : Lisa J. Lucero
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Precolumbian Water Management written by Lisa J. Lucero and published by . This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precolumbian water management : an introduction / Lisa J. Lucero and Barbara W. Fash -- Cosmological and sociopolitical synergy in preclassic architectural complexes / Ann Cyphers ... [et al.] -- A land that tastes of water / Ann Cyphers and Judith Zurita-Noguera -- Water management and political economy in formative period central Mexico / Deborah L. Nichols ... [et al.] -- Water management at Kaminaljuyu : the beginnings of power and ideology in the Guatemalan highlands / Juan Antonio Valdés -- Environmental variability among bajos in the southern Maya lowlands and its implications for ancient Maya civilization and archaeology / Nicholas P. Dunning, Timothy Beach, and Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach -- Water management, ritual, and community in tropical complex societies / Julie L. Kunen -- The political and sacred power of water in classic Maya society / Lisa J. Lucero -- Copan water ritual and management : imagery and sacred place / Barbara W. Fash and Karla L. Davis-Salazar -- Archaeological and epigraphic evidence for water management and ritual at Palenque / Kirk D. French, David S. Stuart, and Alfonso Morales -- Hydraulic features of the Mexico-Texcoco lakes during the postclassic period / Margarita Carballal Staedtler and María Flores Hernández -- Water sources at Mayapan, Yucatán, Mexico / Clifford T. Brown -- Animated waters : ritual technology at Casas Grandes, Chihuahua / William H. Walker and Gaea McGahee -- Mirror of the earth : water, landscape, and meaning in the Precolumbian Southwest / James E. Snead -- An overview of Mesoamerican water systems / Vernon Scarborough.

Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin

Author : John Staller
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781489985019
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin written by John Staller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-Columbian Andean and Mesoamerican cultures have inspired a special fascination among historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, as well as the general public. As two of the earliest known and studied civilizations, their origin and creation mythologies hold a special interest. The existing and Pre-Columbian cultures from these regions are particularly known for having a strong connection with the natural landscape, and weaving it into their mythologies. A landscape approach to archaeology in these areas is uniquely useful shedding insight into their cultural beliefs, practices, and values. The ways in which these cultures imbued their landscape with symbolic significance influenced the settlement of the population, the construction of monuments, as well as their rituals and practices. This edited volume combines research on Pre-Columbian cultures throughout Mesoamerica and South America, examining their constructed monuments and ritual practices. It explores the foundations of these cultures, through both the creation mythologies of ancient societies as well as the tangible results of those beliefs. It offers insight on specific case studies, combining evidence from the archaeological record with sacred texts and ethnohistoric accounts. The patterns developed throughout this work shed insight on the effect that perceived sacredness can have on the development of culture and society. This comprehensive and much-needed work will be of interest to archaeologists and anthropologists focused on Pre-Columbian studies, as well as those in the fields of cultural or religious studies with a broader geographic focus.

Olmec Lithic Economy at San Lorenzo

Author : Kenneth Hirth
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1646420578
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Olmec Lithic Economy at San Lorenzo written by Kenneth Hirth and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olmec Lithic Economy at San Lorenzo examines the specialized craft production, manufacturing, adoption, and spread of obsidian cutting tools at San Lorenzo, Mexico, the first major Olmec center to develop in the southern Gulf Coast region of Mesoamerica. Through the systematic analysis of this single commodity, Kenneth Hirth and Ann Cyphers reconstruct the importation of raw material and the on-site production and distribution of finished goods from a specialized workshop engaged in the manufacture of obsidian blades. The obsidian blade was the cutting tool of choice across Mesoamerica and used in a wide range of activities, from domestic food preparation to institutional ritual activities. Hirth and Cyphers conducted a three-decade investigation of obsidian artifacts recovered at Puerto Malpica, the earliest known workshop, and seventy-six other sites on San Lorenzo Island, where these tools were manufactured for local and regional distribution. Evidence recovered from these excavations provides some of the first information on how early craft specialists operated and how the specialized technology used to manufacture obsidian blades spread across Mesoamerica. The authors use geochemical analyses to identify thirteen different sources for obsidian during San Lorenzo’s occupation. This volcanic glass, not locally available, was transported over great distances, arriving in nodular and finished blade form. Olmec Lithic Economy at San Lorenzo offers a new way to analyze the Preclassic lithic economy—the procurement, production, distribution, and consumption of flaked stone tools—and shows how the study of lithics aids in developing a comprehensive picture of the internal structure and operation of Olmec economy. The book will be significant for Mesoamericanists as well as students and scholars interested in economy, lithic technology, and early complex societies.

The Quijos Chiefdoms

Author : Andrea M. Cuéllar
Publisher : Center for Comparative Arch
ISBN 13 : 1877812870
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (778 download)

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Download or read book The Quijos Chiefdoms written by Andrea M. Cuéllar and published by Center for Comparative Arch. This book was released on 2009 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological study of the emergence of the ethnohistorically documented Quijos chiefdoms in the eastern Ecuadorian Andes. This research evaluates links between the emergence of centralized leadership and the organization of agricultural production. The focus is on reconstructing the demographic history of 137 km2 based on a full coverage systematic survey, and on reconstructing patterns of food production and consumption based on analysis of pollen, phytoliths and plant macroremains from the excavation of 31 tests at locations representing different environmental settings and settlement types. The study proposes a sequence starting at about 600 B.C., with the first manifestations of a regional system of centralized authority appearing after about 500 A.D. Neither control of basic resources nor specialized craft production seem to have been important in the social and political dynamics of the emerging Quijos chiefdoms. Complete text in English and Spanish

Placing Latin America

Author : Edward L. Jackiewicz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442212446
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Placing Latin America written by Edward L. Jackiewicz and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study offers a thematic approach to Latin America, focusing on the dynamic connections between people, places, and environments rather than on pre-defined notions about the region. The book’s well-rounded and accessible analysis includes discussions of borders and migration; transnationalism and globalization; urbanization and the material, environmental and social landscapes of cities; and the connections between economic development and political change. The authors also explore social and cultural themes such as the illegal drug trade, tourism, children, and cinema. Offering a nuanced and clear perspective, this book will be a valuable resource for all those interested in the politics, economy, and society of a rapidly globalizing continent. Contributions by: Fernando J. Bosco, J. Christopher Brown, James Craine, Altha J. Cravey, Giorgio Hadi Curti, James Hayes, Edward L. Jackiewicz, Thomas Klak, Mirek Lipinski, Regan M. Maas, Araceli Masterson-Algar, Kent Mathewson, Sarah A. Moore, Linda Quiquivix, Zia Salim, Kate Swanson, and Benjamin Timms.

Water and Ritual

Author : Lisa J. Lucero
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292778236
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Water and Ritual written by Lisa J. Lucero and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and crops. Classic Maya kings sponsored elaborate public rituals that affirmed their close ties to the supernatural world and their ability to intercede with deities and ancestors to ensure an adequate amount of rain, which was then stored to provide water during the four-to-five-month dry season. As long as the rains came, Maya kings supplied their subjects with water and exacted tribute in labor and goods in return. But when the rains failed at the end of the Classic period (AD 850-950), the Maya rulers lost both their claim to supernatural power and their temporal authority. Maya commoners continued to supplicate gods and ancestors for rain in household rituals, but they stopped paying tribute to rulers whom the gods had forsaken. In this paradigm-shifting book, Lisa Lucero investigates the central role of water and ritual in the rise, dominance, and fall of Classic Maya rulers. She documents commoner, elite, and royal ritual histories in the southern Maya lowlands from the Late Preclassic through the Terminal Classic periods to show how elites and rulers gained political power through the public replication and elaboration of household-level rituals. At the same time, Lucero demonstrates that political power rested equally on material conditions that the Maya rulers could only partially control. Offering a new, more nuanced understanding of these dual bases of power, Lucero makes a compelling case for spiritual and material factors intermingling in the development and demise of Maya political complexity.

Pre-Columbian Foodways

Author : John Staller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441904719
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Pre-Columbian Foodways written by John Staller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The significance of food and feasting to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures has been extensively studied by archaeologists, anthropologists and art historians. Foodways studies have been critical to our understanding of early agriculture, political economies, and the domestication and management of plants and animals. Scholars from diverse fields have explored the symbolic complexity of food and its preparation, as well as the social importance of feasting in contemporary and historical societies. This book unites these disciplinary perspectives — from the social and biological sciences to art history and epigraphy — creating a work comprehensive in scope, which reveals our increasing understanding of the various roles of foods and cuisines in Mesoamerican cultures. The volume is organized thematically into three sections. Part 1 gives an overview of food and feasting practices as well as ancient economies in Mesoamerica. Part 2 details ethnographic, epigraphic and isotopic evidence of these practices. Finally, Part 3 presents the metaphoric value of food in Mesoamerican symbolism, ritual, and mythology. The resulting volume provides a thorough, interdisciplinary resource for understanding, food, feasting, and cultural practices in Mesoamerica.

Ancient Complex Societies

Author : Jennifer C. Ross
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1315305623
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Complex Societies written by Jennifer C. Ross and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Complex Societies examines the archaeological evidence for the rise and functioning of politically and socially “complex” cultures in antiquity. Particular focus is given to civilizations exhibiting positions of leadership, social and administrative hierarchies, emerging and already developed complex religious systems, and economic differentiation. Case studies are drawn from around the globe, including Asia, the Mediterranean region, and the American continents. Using case studies from Africa, Polynesia, and North America, discussion is dedicated to identifying what “complex” means and when it should be applied to ancient systems. Each chapter attempts to not only explore the sociopolitical and economic elements of ancient civilizations, but to also present an overview of what life was like for the later population within each system, sometimes drilling down to individual people living their daily lives. Throughout the chapters, the authors address problems with the idea of complexity, the incomparability of cultures, and the inconsistency of archaeological and historical evidence in reconstructing ancient cultures.

Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru

Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292708945
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru written by Elizabeth P. Benson and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2001-07-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Propitiating the supernatural forces that could grant bountiful crops or wipe out whole villages through natural disasters was a sacred duty in ancient Peruvian societies, as in many premodern cultures. Ritual sacrifices were considered necessary for this propitiation and for maintaining a proper reciprocal relationship between humans and the supernatural world. The essays in this book examine the archaeological evidence for ancient Peruvian sacrificial offerings of human beings, animals, and objects, as well as the cultural contexts in which the offerings occurred, from around 2500 B.C. until Inca times just before the Spanish Conquest. Major contributions come from the recent archaeological fieldwork of Steve Bourget, Anita Cook, and Alana Cordy-Collins, as well as from John Verano's laboratory work on skeletal material from recent excavations. Mary Frame, who is a weaver as well as a scholar, offers rich new interpretations of Paracas burial garments, and Donald Proulx presents a fresh view of the nature of Nasca warfare. Elizabeth Benson's essay provides a summary of sacrificial practices.

Recent Studies in Pre-Columbian Archaeology

Author : Nicholas J. Saunders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Recent Studies in Pre-Columbian Archaeology written by Nicholas J. Saunders and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mesoamerican Ritual Economy

Author : E. Christian Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Emergence and Change in Early Urban Societies

Author : Linda Manzanilla
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780306454943
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Emergence and Change in Early Urban Societies written by Linda Manzanilla and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overviews factors involved in change in early urban societies in fourth-millennium Mesopotamia and Egypt, pre-Shang China, Classic Horizon Central Mexico and the Maya Area, and Middle Horizon societies in the Andean Region. An introduction discusses various developmental processes in early urban societies. Chapters on regions and societies look at factors such as interregional exchange networks, conflict and demographic pressures, and the transformation of theocratic leadership in military administrators. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR