Ancient Oaxaca - The Monte Alban State

Oaxaca, Mexico, is one of the world's important places where state-building and urbanism first appeared. This account, written by prominent archaeological researchers, provides a highly readable yet comprehensive path to acquaint readers with one of the earliest and best-known examples of Native American state formation.

List of contents

.1 Introduction: Mesoamerica and its pre-Hispanic civilization; 2. Theorizing sociocultural evolution; 3. Before Monte Albán; 4. Origins of Monte Albán; 5. The great transformation; 6. Thinking about theories of sociocultural evolution from the perspective of Oaxaca; 7. Cooperation and the foundation of Monte Albán.

About the author

Richard E. Blanton is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Purdue University.Gary M. Feinman is MacArthur Curator of Anthropology in the Negaunee Integrative Research Center at the Field Museum of Natural History.Stephen A. Kowalewski is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Georgia.Linda M. Nicholas is Adjunct Curator in the Negaunee Integrative Research Center at the Field Museum of Natural History.

Summary

The Monte Albn State. Archaeology, Archaeology of the Americas, Latin American studies

Product details

• Authors: Richard E. Blanton, Richard E. (Purdue University Blanton, Blanton Richard E., Gary M. Feinman, Feinman Gary M., Stephen A. Kowalewski, Stephen A. (University of Georgia) Kowalewski, Linda M. Nicholas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781108926188
• ISBN: 978-1-108-92618-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Case Studies in Early Societie; Case Studies in Early Societies
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region