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Informationen zum 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). Klappentext Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice provides a nuanced introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica. Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, this volume places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates among top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Mexico and Central America. Rather than attempt a single synthesis of current archaeology from the region, the text focuses on key time periods, sites, and the issues these times and places require us to confront. Mesoamerican Archaeology 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 sixteenth century. Taken together, these writings engage the chronological benchmarks of Pre-Columbian social development in Mesoamerica, such as the transition to village life, emergence of political stratification, and formation of Mesoamerican urban centers. The book is further enriched by an extensive editorial introduction, which 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
