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Mesoamerican Archaeology
Hendon
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Description for Mesoamerican Archaeology
Hardcover. Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America. Editor(s): Hendon, Julia A. (Gettysburg College, USA); Joyce, Rosemary A. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 862.
Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America.
Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America.
- Offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica by focusing on key time periods, sites, and the issues these times and places require us to confront.
- 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 16th century.
- Engages the chronological benchmarks of ... Read more
- Includes an extensive introduction by the editors that 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
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631230519
SKU
V9780631230519
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About Hendon
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Mesoamerican Archaeology
"This is not the same old culture history but a respectable compilation of recent fieldwork and analysis within a framework of innovative problem-oriented research. Joyce's introductory chapter is a synthetic tour de force." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "With specially commissioned essays by leading scholars, this is an excellent up-to-date introduction to Mesoamerican archaeology." Oxbow Books ... Read more