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Northern Gold
Thi study presents a systematic analysis of the huge, and in most cases, completely new archaeological evidence for amber from Lithuania and the surrounding regions. A comprehensive synthesis of archaeological evidence and written sources provides an opportunity to develop new viewpoints about the sources of amber, extraction methods and amber-wearing.
Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture
These articles mark a significant stage in the study of Maya architecture and the society that built it. They represent advances in our understandings of the past, point toward avenues for further studies, and note the distance yet to travel in fully appreciating and understanding this ancient American culture and its material remains.
Essor Monumental et Dynamiques des Populations : la cité Maya de Naachtun (Guatemala) au Classique Ancien (150-550 apr. J.-C.)
Naachtun was a major Maya capital during the Early Classic period (150–550 CE), marked by impressive monumental architecture. This book explores how such construction influenced urban demographics, showing that architectural grandeur attracted and anchored a growing population.
The American Southwest and Mesoamerica
Regional approaches to the study of prehistoric exchange have generated much new knowledge about intergroup and regional interaction. The American South west and Mesoamerica: Systems of Prehistoric Exchange is the first of two volumes that seek to provide current information regarding regional exchange on a conti nental basis. From a theoretical perspective, these volumes provide important data for the comparative analysis of regional systems relative to sociopolitical organization from simple hunter-gatherers to those of complex sociopolitical entities like the state. Although individual regional exchange systems are unique for each region and time period, general patterns emerge relative t...
Ancient Maya Political Economies
In this volume, which is dedicated to William Rathje and indebted to his theories of material culture, 14 essays consider aspects of the political economies of the Maya in regions found in the Yucatan, Belize, and Guatemala. The papers range in scope from broad to specific with topics that include a new assessment of the role of luxury goods in the larger economic system, regional patterns of modes of exchange, and assessing the scale of Maya economies based on exchange between local, regional, and distant areas. The contributors teach anthropology and archaeology at universities in the US and the UK. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
