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Mesoamerican archaeology : theory and practice / edited by Julia A. Hendon and Rosemary A. Joyce.

Hendon, Julia A. (Julia Ann) (Added Author). Joyce, Rosemary A., 1956- (Added Author).

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ISBN: 0631230513 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0631230521 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xvi, 352 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Malden, MA ; Blackwell Pub., c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Mesoamerica: A Working Model for Archaeology / Rosemary A. Joyce -- 2. Mesoamerica Goes Public: Early Ceremonial Centers, Leaders, and Communities / John E. Clark -- 3. Shared Art Styles and Long-Distance Contact in Early Mesoamerica / Richard G. Lesure -- 4. Governance and Polity at Classic Teotihuacan / Saburo Sugiyama -- 5. Social Identity and Daily Life at Classic Teotihuacan / Linda Manzanilla -- 6. Social Diversity and Everyday Life within Classic Maya Settlements / Cynthia Robin -- 7. Classic Maya Landscapes and Settlement / Wendy Ashmore -- 8. Sacred Space and Social Relations in the Valley of Oaxaca / Arthur A. Joyce -- 9. The Archaeology of History in Postclassic Oaxaca / John M. D. Pohl -- 10. Meaning by Design: Ceramics, Feasting, and Figured Worlds in Postclassic Mexico / Elizabeth M. Brumfiel -- 11. The Rural and Urban Landscapes of the Aztec State / Deborah L. Nichols --

12. Postclassic and Colonial Period Sources on Maya Society and History / Julia A. Hendon.