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Knowledge in Motion
Spirit mediums of East Africa. Healers and fishermen of the Amazon River Basin. Potters of the American Southwest. People contending with climate change long ago. All share …
Warfare in Cultural Context
Warfare is a constant in human history. According to the contributors to this volume, archaeologists have assumed that-within certain socioenvironmental parameters-war is always …
Native and Spanish New Worlds
Spanish-led entradas-expeditions bent on the exploration and control of new territories-took place throughout the sixteenth century in what is now the southern United States. …
Rethinking the Aztec Economy
With its rich archaeological and historical record, the Aztec empire provides an intriguing opportunity to understand the dynamics and structure of early states and empires. …
Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes World
Paquime, the great multistoried pre-Hispanic settlement also known as Casas Grandes, was the center of an ancient region with hundreds of related neighbours. It also participated …
Chaco Revisited
An updated look at over a century of questions Bringing together both up-and-coming and well-known scholars of Chaco Canyon, Chaco Revisited provides readers with refreshing and …
Chaco Revisited
Chaco Canyon, the great Ancestral Pueblo site of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, has inspired excavations and research for more than one hundred years. Chaco Revisited brings …
Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process
The remains of hunter-gatherer groups are the most commonly discovered archaeological resources in the world, and their study constitutes much of the archaeological research done …
Transformation by Fire
Ash, bone, and memories are all that remains after cremation. Yet for societies and communities, the act of cremation after death is highly symbolic, rich with complex meaning, …