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Honoring Jane Buikstra's pioneering work in the development of bioarchaeological research, the essays in this volume stem from a symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Multiple generations of Buikstra's former doctoral students and other colleagues gathered to discuss the impact of her mentorship. The essays are remarkable for their breadth, in terms of both the topics discussed and the geographical range they cover. The contributions highlight the dynamism of bioarchaeology, which owes so much to the strong foundations laid down over the last few decades. The volume documents the degree to which bioarchaeological approaches have become normalized and integrated into anthropological research: bioarchaeology has moved out of the appendix and into the interpretation of archaeological data. New perspectives have emerged, partly in response to theoretical changes within anthropology, but also as a result of the engagement of the broader discipline with bioarchaeology.
"This book presents a synthesis of Mexican Paleoindian archaeology with an emphasis on the state of Sonora. The author uses extensive primary data concerning specific artifacts, assemblages, and other Mexican and Sonoran Paleoindian archaeology to demonstrate the insignificance of current international borders to the earliest peoples of North America"--Provided by publisher.
Pathways to Complexity synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. In this volume, prominent Maya scholars argue that the development of social, religious, and economic complexity began during the Middle Preclassic period (1000–300 B.C.), hundreds of years earlier than previously thought. Contributors reveal that villages were present in parts of the lowlands by 1000 B.C., challenging the prevailing models estimating when civilization took root in the area. Combining recent discoveries from the northern lowlands—an area often neglected in other volumes—and the southern lowlands, the collection then...
Pablo Xelhuantzi fue un indígena descendiente de una estirpe de deidades y señores, líderes fundacionales del pueblo tlaxcalteca. Desde niño, vio y vivió los abusos de las dictaduras oligárquicas de Porfirio Díaz, en el plano nacional, y de Próspero Cahuantzi, en su natal Tlaxcala. Hasta antes de este libro, la vida del insurgente contleco no había sido conocida ni mucho menos contada en el contexto de los acontecimientos de la Revolución mexicana. La participación de Pablo Xelhuantzi como actor del cambio socioeconómico y sociopolítico que impulsaron los hermanos Flores Magón, los hermanos Serdán y Francisco I. Madero había permanecido en el anonimato. Entre las páginas de ...
Este volumen es resultado de una amplia investigación sobre las primeras fases de Teotihuacán y trata especialmente de las características de la cerámica perteneciente a las fases Tzacualli y Miccaotli, de la cual se tenía poca información. La posibilidad por vez primera de acceder a los niveles iniciales de ocupación, ha permitido conocer aspectos para avanzar en la comprensión del origen del desarrollo de Teotihuacán.
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