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Book SynopsisExamining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the discovery in Europe in the late 1850s that humanity had roots predating known history and reaching deep into the Pleistocene era, scientists wondered whether North American prehistory might be just as ancient. And why not? The geological strata seemed exactly analogous between America and Europe, which would lead one to believe that North American humanity ought to be as old as the European variety. This idea set off an eager race for evidence of the people who might have occupied North America during the Ice Age-a long, and, as it turned out, bitter and controversial search. In The Great Paleolithic War, David J. Meltzer tells the story of a scientific quest that set off one of the longest-running feuds in the history of American anthropology, one so vicious at times that anthropologists were deliberately frightened away from investigating potential sites. Through his book, we come to understand how and why this controversy developed and stubbornly persisted for as long as it did; and how, in the process, it revolutionized American archaeology.

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Book SynopsisHans J. Nissen here provides a much-needed overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states. His approach to the study of Mesopotamian civilization differs markedly from conventional orientations, which impose a sharp division between prehistoric and historic, literate, periods. Nissen argues that this approach is too rigid to explain the actual development of that civilization. He deemphasizes the invention of writing as a turning point, viewing it as simply one more phase in the evolution of social complexity and as the result of specific social, economic, and political factors. With a unique combination of material culture analysis written data, Nissan traces the emergence of the earliest isolated settlements, the growth of a network of towns, the emergence of city states, and finally the appearance of territorial states. From his synthesis of the prehistoric and literate periods comes a u

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Book SynopsisOut of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."--M. Rostovtzeff

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Book SynopsisOsman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, had a dream in which a tree sprouted from his navel. As the tree grew, its shade covered the earth; as Osman's empire grew, it, too, covered the earth. This is the most widely accepted foundation myth of the longest-lasting empire in the history of Islam, and offers a telling clue to its unique legacy. Underlying every aspect of the Ottoman Empire's epic history--from its founding around 1300 to its end in the twentieth century--is its successful management of natural resources. Under Osman's Tree analyzes this rich environmental history to understand the most remarkable qualities of the Ottoman Empire--its longevity, politics, economy, and society. The early modern Middle East was the world's most crucial zone of connection and interaction. Accordingly, the Ottoman Empire's many varied environments affected and were affected by global trade, climate, and disease. From down in the mud of Egypt's canals to up in the treetops of Anatolia, AlaTrade Review"This is an outstanding book, carefully written and timely. Mikhail has brought the tools of environmental history to bear in this fresh telling of Egyptian, Ottoman, and Middle Eastern history. He focuses on the last five hundred years, after Egypt became the crown jewel of the Ottoman Empire, and masterfully embeds his history into the complex ecologies surrounding the Nile River, an enduring source of both life and cruel natural disasters. With thoughtful thematic categories driving his analysis, Mikhail makes an important contribution not just to Middle Eastern history, but to how a new generation of historians must view the relationship between people and the changing face of our planet, particularly during the new uncertainty of the Anthropocene Epoch."--Brett L. Walker, Montana State University "Focusing on early modern Egypt, Mikhail puts power and knowledge in the Ottoman Empire in conversation with environmental relations--the movement of water, the accumulation of silt, the distribution of food, the need for wood for ships, the spread of disease, the possession and use of animals as sentient commodities, climatic fluctuations, and fundamental changes in the organization of human and animal labor. The result is a reinterpretation of the Ottoman Empire as an ecosystem that expands the possibilities of environmental history."--Richard White, Stanford University "'The Ottoman Empire was an ecosystem.' Thus, historian Mikhail concludes his rich, part socioeconomic, part environmental history of early modern Ottoman Egypt. Filling a hole in the historiography with a breathtaking array of cases, themes, and illustrations, Mikhail offers an ideal pedagogical tool for all levels of university courses. He digs into his analytical tool box and reveals an Egypt deeply integrated into the larger world, both economically and ecologically. From accounts of droughts and bubonic plagues to the aftereffects of volcanic eruptions in Iceland, Mikhail's contribution opens a new prism through which to study human interactions with nature. Perhaps the most valuable contribution is the author's charting of the vibrant synthesis of life patterns between peasants, local landowners, and imperial governors and the ebbs and flows of the natural life upon which the Ottoman Empire's wealthiest province depended. Add to the mix the equally complex (sometimes deadly) relationship Egyptians necessarily had with beasts of burden, rats, and fleas, all sharing the fate of the temperamental seasonal flooding of the Nile, and this book makes for an outstanding addition to any library. Essential."--Choice "Certainly the best work ever on Ottoman environmental history. Brings the Middle East into the global picture in as comprehensive a way as can possibly be imagined."--Roger Owen, Harvard University "In presenting the early modern Ottoman regime as relatively benign--at least environmentally benign--Alan Mikhail is upsetting a commonly held view of Ottoman rule as singularly destructive and backward looking. . . . In fact, by using the examples of Egyptian food exports to different parts of the Empire--most notably to the Hijaz--and timber imports into Egypt from Anatolia, Professor Mikhail shows how provinces were interdependent and that the centre-periphery model is misleading. Watching the author demolish such preconceptions is one of the many pleasures of reading this book. In making a notable contribution to environmental history, from Nile water, to mud, to animals, crops, and finally to humans, Professor Mikhail also helps us to understand how the Ottoman Empire worked as a political system."--Metascience "Under Osman's Tree frames the Ottoman Empire as an ecosystem. By emphasizing the complex relationships between imperial power and nature, Mikhail introduces a dizzying range of human and nonhuman actors, demonstrating how animals, water, silt, microbes, trees, and volcanoes might recast more traditional readings of sultans, bureaucrats, and peasants. . . . Mikhail offers another trailblazing contribution to the burgeoning field of Middle Eastern environmental history. It is a welcome addition to advanced undergraduate and graduate syllabi, laying out an ambitious agenda for colleagues working on Middle Eastern and global environmental histories."--Environmental History "With this rich and accessible study of the relationship between human communities and their natural environment in Ottoman Egypt, Mikhail offers us an original interpretation of Ottoman history. Rarely does a new book make us rethink completely our assumptions about a subject matter we think we know well. Under Osman's Tree does precisely that, and as such it is a worthy successor to Fernand Braudel's magisterial classic, The Mediterranean."--Resat Kasaba, University of Washington

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Book SynopsisCombining archaeological and textual evidence, this book examines the eighth-century settlements that became the city-states of classical Greece (the polis). The author suggests that the Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, in the development of the polis.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"By incorporating some of the key turns in the field of ancient history over the last thirty years--spatial, temporal, global, and local, as well as the move towards network based explanations--Beck has produced an important history that reads quite differently from the narrative familiar to many. He emphasizes the local not merely as a category of analysis but as a source of conflicting, resistant, alternative modes of discourse that added immeasurably to the richness of archaic and classical culture."--Jeremy McInerney, author of Ancient Greece: A New History "In creating a compelling case for the importance of the local, Beck provides a much-needed corrective to a scholarly orthodoxy that has underestimated the importance of place. Throughout, Beck displays a dazzling virtuosity with regard to his command of the scholarship and his ability to mesh literary sources--many of them drawn from relatively obscure and fragmentary authors--with numismatics, visual imagery, pottery styles, landscape archaeology, and archaeological field survey. It will certainly add a fresh new voice to the ongoing debate about connectivity."--Jonathan Hall, author of Artifact and Artifice: Classical Archaeology and the Ancient HistorianTable of ContentsMap List of Illustrations Preface Chapter One: Localism and the Local in Ancient Greece Chapter Two: Attachment to the Land Chapter Three: Senses and Sensation Chapter Four: The Gods in Place Chapter Five: Big Politics, through the Local Lens Chapter Six: Toward a Local History of Ancient Greece Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"By incorporating some of the key turns in the field of ancient history over the last thirty years--spatial, temporal, global, and local, as well as the move towards network based explanations--Beck has produced an important history that reads quite differently from the narrative familiar to many. He emphasizes the local not merely as a category of analysis but as a source of conflicting, resistant, alternative modes of discourse that added immeasurably to the richness of archaic and classical culture."--Jeremy McInerney, author of Ancient Greece: A New History "In creating a compelling case for the importance of the local, Beck provides a much-needed corrective to a scholarly orthodoxy that has underestimated the importance of place. Throughout, Beck displays a dazzling virtuosity with regard to his command of the scholarship and his ability to mesh literary sources--many of them drawn from relatively obscure and fragmentary authors--with numismatics, visual imagery, pottery styles, landscape archaeology, and archaeological field survey. It will certainly add a fresh new voice to the ongoing debate about connectivity."--Jonathan Hall, author of Artifact and Artifice: Classical Archaeology and the Ancient HistorianTable of ContentsMap List of Illustrations Preface Chapter One: Localism and the Local in Ancient Greece Chapter Two: Attachment to the Land Chapter Three: Senses and Sensation Chapter Four: The Gods in Place Chapter Five: Big Politics, through the Local Lens Chapter Six: Toward a Local History of Ancient Greece Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisDiscusses six crucial passages from the Old Testament, offering a commentary and new insights into their meaning. Employing a historical-critical method, this text takes account of archaeological, philological and historical research.

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Book SynopsisThe history has resurrected from northern Europe's bogs several men, women, and children who were deposited there as sacrifices in the early Iron Age and kept intact by the chemical properties of peat. Offering an account of their modern afterlives, this title argues that the discovery of bog bodies began an extraordinary cultural journey.Trade Review"What a wonderful, wonderful book this is. I absolutely loved Bodies in the Bog and everything about it, from the thoughtful approach and beautiful writing to the well-contextualized discussions of bog bodies in psychology, poetry, art, museum display, and facial reconstruction. A truly interdisciplinary study clearly based on years of passionate research, it offers a rich and nuanced explanation of what makes these bodies so fascinating, appealing, and troubling." - Stephanie Moser, University of Southampton"

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Book SynopsisA comparative investigation of Afro-Cuban ritual and Western science that aims to challenge the rationality of Western expert practices. Inspired by the exercises of Father Lafitau, an eighteenth-century Jesuit priest and protoethnographer who compared the lives of the Iroquois to those of the ancient Greeks, Stephan Palmié embarks on a series of unusual comparative investigations of Afro-Cuban ritual and Western science. What do organ transplants have to do with ngangas, a complex assemblage of mineral, animal, and vegetal materials, including human remains, that serve as the embodiment of the spirits of the dead? How do genomics and ancestry projects converge with divination and oracular systems? What does it mean that Black Cubans in the United States took advantage of Edisonian technology to project the disembodied voice of a mystical entity named ecué onto the streets of Philadelphia? Can we consider Afro-Cuban spirit possession as a form of historical knowledge production? By writing about Afro-Cuban ritual in relation to Western scientific practice, and vice versa, Palmié hopes to challenge the rationality of Western expert practices, revealing the logic that brings together enchantment and experiment.Trade Review“Thinking with Ngangas is a major intellectual contribution delivered with flair, humor, and unfailing erudition. Via his ‘method of reciprocal illumination,’ Palmié offers a series of lively and richly perturbing essays offering insights into problems as diverse as the rationality debate, transplant surgery, anthropology’s ontological turn, genomic identity realization, acoustic technology, and the future of anthropology itself.” * Janice Boddy, University of Toronto *“In this highly original and thought-provoking encounter between anthropology and philosophy, Palmié thinks with some of his most dramatic ‘finds’ from decades contemplating the ethnographic interface with Afro-Cuban religion. Playful and utterly earnest, this book will have you savoring historical ironies and rethinking anthropology’s foundational questions about cultural difference.” * Kristina Wirtz, Western Michigan University *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1 EP and the Problem of Other Worlds Chapter 2 Thinking with Ngangas about Transplant Surgery, Personhood, and the Limits of “Objectively Necessary Appearances” Chapter 3 Thinking with Ifá about Genomic Ancestry Profiles and “Racecraft” Chapter 4 Thinking with Abakuá about Early Analog Acoustic Technology and the “Dialectics of Ensoniment” Chapter 5 Thinking with the Cajón pa’ los Muertos about Historicist Knowledge and Its Conditions of Impossibility Chapter 6 Thinking with Otanes about Mid-Twentieth-Century American Anthropology Epilogue Thinking with Tomás about My Own Work Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisSummarizes the archaeological data on the Paleolithic occupation of Siberia. This book traces the routes of human migration throughout Eurasia, shows Siberian lithic industries as they evolved from the Early through the Middle and Late Paleolithic, and correlates them with reports from Mongolia, China, Japan, and America.Trade Review"A major, singular contribution. . . . Several more geographically or temporally restricted texts exist, but none I've seen can match the breadth or depth of this massive work." -- John W. Olsen, coeditor of Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China"A much needed work marked by uniformly high scholarship and clear writing, this will be a standard reference of value for years to come." --J. M. Adovasio, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute and Archaeology Research Program, Mercyhurst College

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the end of the self-governed era of ancient Egyptian civilization. This title contains the inscriptions from the Medinet Habu Temple, one of the most completely preserved temples of Egypt, and the great Papyrus Harris, the largest (133 feet long) and most sumptuous papyrus extant.Trade Review"In 1906, Breasted, America's first noted Egyptologist, published this series in which he presents a history of the golden age of Egypt gleaned from its records, many of which he was the first scholar to be allowed to study. This edition, the first in paperback, offers a new introduction by historian Peter A. Piccione, who places Breasted's work in a modern context. A solid series for academic libraries and priced so that public libraries also can afford them." -- "Classic Returns," Library Journal "The republication of this seminal work after nearly a century, by the University of Illinois, is as welcome as it is unexpected." -- Josef Wegner, OdysseyTable of Contentsv. 1. The first through the seventeenth dynasties -- v. 2. The eighteenth dynasty -- v. 3. The nineteenth dynasty -- v. 4. The twentieth to the twenty-sixth dynasties -- v. 5. Supplementary bibliographies and indices.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"It is fitting that archaeologists, whose profession played a key role in the establishment of Greece as a client state subservient to the European colonial powers, should today be a vocal majority in this extraordinarily rich critical review of archaeology's political role in Greece and Cyprus over the past two centuries. Contested Antiquity transcends the geographical boundaries of its subject, offering a comprehensive, thoroughly documented, and meticulously argued account that will serve for years to come as a model for the investigation of the impact of ideology and politics on serious scholarship."—Michael Herzfeld, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Contested Antiquity in Greece and CyprusPart I: Between nationalism, colonialism and crypto-colonialism: Historical perspectives and current implications1. Hellas Mon Amour: Revisiting Greece's National "Sites of Trauma"2. Archaeology and Politics in the Inter-War Period: The Swedish Excavations at Asine3. Contested Perceptions of Archaeological Sites in Cyprus: Communities and their Claims on their Past4. Pressed On in Press: Greek Cultural Heritage in the Public Eye: The Post-War YearsPart II: Spatial metaphors and ethnographic observations: heritage, memory and dissonance5. The Gentrification of Memory: The Past as a Social Event in Thessaloniki of the Early Twenty-first Century6. The Oracle of Dodona: Contestation over a "Sacred" Archaeological Landscape7. Archaeological "Protection Zones" and the Limits of the Possible: Archaeological Law, Abandonment and Contested Spaces in GreecePart III: Competing pasts8. Heritage as Obstacle: Or Which View to the Acropolis?9. Eptapyrgio, a Modern Prison inside a World Heritage Monument: Raw Memories in the Margins of Archaeology10. Contemporary Art and "Difficult Heritage": Three Case Studies from AthensEndnoteIndex

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Book SynopsisEnormous changes affected the inhabitants of the Eastern Woodlands area during the eleventh through fifteenth centuries AD. At this time many groups across this area (known collectively to archaeologists as Oneota) were aggregating and adopting new forms of material culture and food technology. This same period also witnessed an increase in intergroup violence, as well as a rise in climatic volatility with the onset of the Little Ice Age. In Indigenous Life around the Great Lakes, Richard W. Edwards explores how the inhabitants of the western Great Lakes region responded to the challenges of climate change, social change, and the increasingly violent physical landscape. As a case study, Edwards focuses on a group living in the Koshkonong Locality in what is now southeastern Wisconsin. Edwards contextualizes Koshkonong within the larger Oneota framework and in relation to the other groups living in the western Great Lakes and surrounding regions. Making use of a canine surrogaTrade Review“Using a suite of analytical approaches, Richard Edwards’s Indigenous Life around the Great Lakes tackles many of the notions that have grown around the perceived cultural differences in cultural distinction distributed up and down the Mississippi river basin. He has drawn on an impressive array of data and research to support his arguments.” —James A. Brown, co-author of Cahokia"For the general archaeological community Edwards's demonstration that agriculture was organized among the Oneota without accompanying social complexity and hierarchy should serve as a wakeup call for all to carefully examine long-held assumptions. This is a valuable study for its methods, its comparative analysis, and its conclusions about agriculture and cultural complexity." —Choice"While Edwards’s focus looks back to a long tradition of midwestern environmental studies, his scientific rigor and comprehensive investigations mark the way forward for such research. Edwards’s Indigenous Lives sets the bar high for the new Midwest Archaeological Perspectives series." —Michigan Historical Review"Edwards's work, specifically relating to Koshkonong reliance on agriculture along with constrained mobility, is groundbreaking, and it represents an important shift from generalized Oneota paradigms with assumptions of broad diet breadth and increased logistical mobility." —American Antiquity

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Book SynopsisExamines the role of the Roman emperors' slaves in the rise of Christianity, and how imperial slaves were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean.Trade Review“Flexsenhar reassesses the evidence of Philippians; he de-romanticises comparative materials from the catacombs. The result is a short, readable, and persuasive masterpiece of deconstruction.”—Cally Hammond Church Times“The book will be helpful to anyone interested in ancient slavery and the myths associated with the rise of Christianity.”—Ronald Charles Reading Religion“With an incisive, cogent, and creative application of memory studies to early Christian literature, Michael Flexsenhar III’s Christians in Caesar’s Household presents us with a critical picture of how and why early Christian authors felt it so strategically important to memorialize Christian imperial slaves. Flexsenhar’s work demonstrates aptly that early Christianity fashioned itself imperially, using slavery to shape its identity in ways that will be, without a doubt, everlasting.”—Chris L. de Wet,author of The Unbound God: Slavery and the Formation of Early Christian Thought“Debunking a popular view that Christians in the days of Paul had already infiltrated the inner circles of imperial power, Flexsenhar argues instead that stories about the household of Caesar helped Christians map their identity through late antiquity. This book deftly demonstrates the importance of material culture for the interpretation of literary sources.”—Jennifer Glancy,author of Slavery in Early Christianity“Christians in Caesar’s Household weaves a truly reformative story about Christian imperial freedpersons and thus about imperial acceptance of Christianity in the fourth century. Flexsenhar turns a critical lens on the usual triumphalist narrative, using both texts and archaeology to fundamentally shift our historical understanding to account for the brutality and messiness of slavery’s legacy in the Christian ascendancy.”—Katherine A. Shaner,author of Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity “[A summary of this book] cannot do justice to the scope of the evidence and the richness and depth of the analysis brought to bear by Flexsenhar on this fascinating tradition. Scholars of early Christianity will henceforth need to revisit the construct of the Roman imperial court as infiltrated by Christian slaves and freedmen with closer attention to the apologetic intent of the literary sources, the ambiguity of the epigraphy, and the realities of Roman slavery.”—Mary Ann Beavis Catholic Biblical Quarterly“With its thoughtful critical readings of literary and material sources and its fresh analysis of the lived experiences of imperial slaves and freedpersons, Christians in Caesar’s Household is indispensable reading for scholars of early Christianity, the origins of religion, and the Roman Empire.”—Catherine Hezser Society of Biblical Literature“A valuable and compelling exploration of how a shard of fact was turned into a memory and elaborated into a legendary motif.”—Kyle Harper Church History“Flexsenhar’s monograph has provided a wealth of information about the history of imperial slavery as well as about how early Christians employed social memory to invent themselves.”—Isaac Blois Review of Biblical LiteratureTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1 Paul, the Philippians, and Caesar’s Household (Phil 4:22)2 Paul, Peter, and Nero’s Slaves: Martyrdoms and Apostolic Acts3 Rome’s Imperial Household in Christian Polemic and Apologetic 4 Christian Piety and a Martyred Slave of Caesar5 Material Evidence for a Christian Imperial Freedman6 Christians and Imperial Personnel in Rome’s CatacombsConclusion: The Memory of Imperial Slavery in Early ChristianityAppendixesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn this volume, experts from several disciplines explore the adaptation process of prehistoric societies in the Arenal region of Costa Rica, an area that has experienced numerous volcanic eruptions during the last several millennia.Table of Contents Chapter 1. The Proyecto Prehistórico Arenal: An Introduction (Payson D. Sheets) Chapter 2. The Eruption of 1968 and Tephra Stratigraphy of Arenal Volcano (William G. Melson) Chapter 3. Archaeological Survey in the Arenal Basin (Marilynn Mueller) Chapter 4. Tronadora Vieja: An Archaic and Early Formative Site in the Arenal Region (John E. Bradley) Chapter 5. Excavations at Sitio Bolívar: A Late Formative Village in the Arenal Basin (John W. Hoopes and Mark L. Chenault) Chapter 6. The Silencio Site: An Early to Middle Polychrome Period Cemetery in the Arenal Region (John E. Bradley) Chapter 7. Proyecto Prehistórico Arenal Excavations in the Santa Rosa River Valley (John W. Hoopes and Mark L. Chenault) Chapter 8. Remote Sensing in the Arenal Region (Brian R. McKee and Thomas L. Sever) Chapter 9. Prehistoric Footpaths in Costa Rica: Remote Sensing and Field Verification (Brian R. McKee, Thomas L. Sever, and Payson D. Sheets) Chapter 10. Ceramic Analysis and Culture History in the Arenal Region (John W. Hoopes) Chapter 11. Chipped Stone Artifacts from the Cordillera de Tilarán (Payson D. Sheets) Chapter 12. Precolumbian Ground, Polished, and Incised Stone Artifacts from the Cordillera de Tilarán (Mark L. Chenault) Chapter 13. Prehistoric Jewelry from the Arenal Basin (Marilynn Mueller and Mark L. Chenault) Chapter 14. Phytolith Records from the Proyecto Prehistórico Arenal (Dolores R. Piperno) Chapter 15. Pollen Evidence for Prehistoric Environment and Subsistence Activities (Karen H. Clary) Chapter 16. Macrobotanical Remains of the Proyecto Prehistórico Arenal (Nancy Mahaney, Meredith H. Matthews, and Aida Blanco Vargas) Chapter 17. Summary and Conclusions (Payson D. Sheets) References Cited Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe third volume of archaeological investigations in southern Italy by the Institute of Classical Archaeology that will present a wealth of new information about the region’s ancient rural economy and culture.Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgments (Joseph Coleman Carter) Foreword (Joseph Coleman Carter) Introduction (John Robb and Domenico Marino) I. The Neolithic Settlement at Capo Alfiere 1. The Site of Capo Alfiere 2. Cultural Setting 3. Environmental Setting 4. History of Research at Capo Alfiere 5. Stratigraphy Interpreted 6. Architectural and Structural Features 7. The Ceramic Assemblage 8. Stone Tools 9. Miscellaneous Objects 10. Organic Remains 11. Local Comparative Material 12. Conclusions II. Environment and Economy 13. Geomorphology (Robert Folk) 14. Faunal Analysis: Bones from Animals of Economic Importance (Erika Gál) 15. Faunal Analysis: Bones from Small Mammals (Zsófia Eszter Kovács) 16. Archaeobotany (Lorenzo Costantini and Loredana Costantini Biasini) III. Object Studies 17. Bone Artifacts (Erika Gál) 18. Thin-Sections (Jon Morter and Harry Iceland), (Reprint: “Notes on an Eastern Calabrian Assemblage in the Stentinello Tradition”) 19. Tokens (Jon Morter), Reprint: “Four pieces of clay: ‘tokens’ from Capo Alfiere, Calabria”) Catalog of Ceramic, Lithic, and Other Finds References

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Book SynopsisCorrelating climate change and archaeological data, an award-winning historian offers the first comprehensive overview of how the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age significantly impacted the Native cultures of the American Southwest, Southern PlTrade Review"Climate and Culture Change in North America AD 900-1600 is an ambitious synthesis of archaeological and historical evidence concerning the effects of climate on human societies...The book is suitable for a range of audiences and I think it could make a good text for a course on climate and culture change or one on North American archaeology...The book deserves to be read as a beginning point for a long, thoughtful discussion about climate and culture change in North America and is a welcome addition to the literature on the subject." -- Staff The Midcontinental Journal of ArchaeologyTable of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The Tenth Century Chapter 2. The Eleventh Century Chapter 3. The Twelfth Century Chapter 4. The Thirteenth Century Chapter 5. The Fourteenth Century Chapter 6. The Fifteenth Century Chapter 7. The Sixteenth Century Summary and Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis extensively illustrated volume provides the first complete visual documentation and a pioneering iconographic analysis of Picture Cave, an eastern Missouri cavern filled with Native American pictographs that is one of the most important prehistoric sTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsForeword (Patty Jo Watson)Preface (Carol Diaz-Granados)AcknowledgmentsLandowners' Introductory MessagePart 1. OverviewChapter 1. Introduction to Picture Cave and the Picture Cave Interdisciplinary Project (Carol Diaz-Granados)Chapter 2. "Tracings in the Idleness of Art": Picture Cave in the Context of Southeast Prehistoric Cave Art (Jan F. Simek and Alan Cressler)Chapter 3. The Geology and Ecology of Picture Cave (Philip W. Newell)Part 2. Technical Work at Picture CaveChapter 4. Geochemical Analyses of Prehistoric Pigment Materials from Picture Cave (Sarah A. Blankenship)Chapter 5. AMS Radiocarbon Dates for Charcoal from Three Pictographs and Their Associated Iconography (Carol Diaz-Granados, Marvin W. Rowe, Marian Hyman, James R. Duncan, and John R. Southon)Chapter 6. Documenting Spatial Order in the Pictograph Panels of Picture Cave (Jan F. Simek, Nicholas P. Herrmann, Alan Cressler, and Sarah A. Blankenship)Chapter 7. The Origins of Picture Cave: An Essay on the Artists/Priests Who Made the Drawings, as Interpreted from the Salvaged Cultural Materials (James R. Duncan)Part 3. InterpretationsChapter 8. Tradition and Horizons in Southeastern Representation: Lessons from Picture Cave (James A. Brown and Jon Muller)Chapter 9. The Black Warrior Pictograph: Dating and Interpretation (James R. Duncan, Marvin W. Rowe, Carol Diaz-Granados, Karen L. Steelman, and Tom Guilderson)Chapter 10. The Cave and the Beneath World Spirit: Mythic Dragons from the North American Past (F. Kent Reilly III)Chapter 11. The Cave, Cahokia, and the Omaha Tribe (Richard F. Townsend)Chapter 12. Mortal Combat, Sacred Narratives, and Symbolic Weaponry: Mississippian Culture Heroes in Picture Cave (David H. Dye)Chapter 13. The Spider in the Cave (Kathryn Red Corn)Chapter 14. Transmogrification, Healing, and Resurrection: Extraordinary Themes in Picture Cave (Carol Diaz-Granados and James R. Duncan )Chapter 15. Color Symbolism and Preliminary Assessment of Styles at Picture Cave (Carol Diaz-Granados)Chapter 16. Visions in Picture Cave (George E. Lankford)Chapter 17. Identifying the Characters on the Walls of Picture Cave (James R. Duncan)Part 4. Artistry and ReactionChapter 18. The First Man Was an Artist: Meditations on a Prehistoric Mississippian Cave (Pala Townsend)Chapter 19. Layered Pictures, Layered Stories, Layered Lives (Anita Fields)Part 5. Osage Interviews and CommentaryChapter 20. Interviews in Picture Cave and Osage Commentary (William Samuel Fletcher, Osage Elder (Hominy, Oklahoma), Alma Jean Maker, Osage Elder (Pawhuska, Oklahoma), Charles Red Corn, Osage Elder (Norman, Oklahoma))Chapter 21. The Future of Picture Cave (Carol Diaz-Granados, James R. Duncan, F. Kent Reilly III, and Jan Simek)Appendix: Illustrated Catalogue of Picture Cave ArtAlan Cressler and Jan F. SimekReferencesList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThe first systematic analysis of ceramic figurines from multiple regions of the Southern Maya Lowlands, this book explores the construction of the Late Classic period Maya state by considering how figurines found in household refuse deposits mirror the reTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. State and Household: Articulating RelationsChapter 2. Materiality and MimesisChapter 3. State Pomp and Ceremony Writ SmallChapter 4. From Oral Narrative to Festival and Back: Tricksters, Spirit Companions, Ritual Clowns, and DeitiesChapter 5. Figurine Political EconomiesChapter 6. Figurative PerformancesChapter 7. Comments on Maya State and HouseholdAppendicesNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Artifacts, Ecofacts, and Textual Facts: How Archaeology Today Can Illuminate the World of the Bible The Israelite Settlement in Canaan: New Archaeological Models Monumental Art and Architecture in Ancient Israel in the Period of the United Monarchy Archaeology Reconstructs the Lost Background of the Israelite Cult Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTravelling throughout the remote Celtic world, the author describes the pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate. He also warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive.Trade Review"a sensitive and up-to-date history of the language and culture of the Celtic nations... should be required reading in all schools of English history." Byron Rogers, Spectator "... always stimulating.... written in a tight and elegant style" Murrough O'Brien, Independent on Sunday "fascinating" The Scotsman "Tanner has concluded we must resign ourselves to the fact that Celticism is done, over, finis. He proves it in a very good and special book that every prodigal and true Celt should read and try to prove wrong." Malachy McCourt, Washington Post Book World "Lively... A thoughtful book." Publishers Weekly "An exceptional journey into the remarkable cultural history of the Celtic people... Tanner's experience reads like a travelogue and an insightful history with an emphasis on cultural heritage." Raymond L. Flynn, Boston Sunday Herald "An angry, elegiac and meticulously researched book." Christian Century"

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Book SynopsisOffers a look at how archaeological research contributes to our understanding of the connections between history and the stories recounted in the Bible. This book includes photographs and illustrations of rare ancient relics ranging from household pottery to beautifully crafted jewelry and sculpture.

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Book SynopsisA sweeping and lavishly illustrated survey of nearly four thousand years of human settlement and building activity in Jerusalem, from prehistoric times through the Ottoman period In this sweeping and lavishly illustrated history, Katharina Galor and Hanswulf Bloedhorn survey nearly four thousand years of human life and material culture in Jerusalem.They have organized their book chronologically, exploringfortifications and water systems as well as key sacred, civic, and domestic architecture. Distinctive finds such as paintings, mosaics, pottery, and coins highlight each period. They providea unique perspective on the emergence and development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the relationship among the three religions and their cultures into the modern period.

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Book SynopsisMacKendrick writes so enthusiastically that all laymen who have a serious interest in scholarship and antiquity will delight in following his story. --New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"An intelligible, well-told tale that recounts . . . what excavators and scholars using the full repertory of modern skills and techniques have in recent years discovered about the remains of an ancient civilization in Italy and what the discoveries mean." -- C. H. Kraeling

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Book SynopsisRevised and updated, it reflects the recent developments and changing emphasis in the field of paleoecology. While the basic organization remains the same as the original edition, there are several major changes, including an extensive reorganization and shortening of Chapter 2, focusing now on environmental parameters rather than individual taxonomic groups; greater use of tables with references to pertinent literature; inclusion of a new chapter on taphonomy; elimination of the chapter on skeletons as sedimentary particles; removal of many of the recurring examples from the Neogene of the Kettlemen Hills; and inclusion of new references on all topics. Older references have been kept and will serve to blend the historical and important milestones in the development of paleoecology with the most current research.Table of ContentsTaxonomic Uniformitarianism. Biogeochemistry. Skeletal Structure. Adaptive Functional Morphology. Ichnology. Taphonomy. Populations in Paleoecology. Ecosystems and Communities in Paleoecology. Paleobiogeography: The Provincial Level. Temporal Patterns. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisExplores the relationship between political power and public ceremonial in the Roman Republic, with particular focus on the critical months following Caesar's assassination and later as Augustus became the first emperor of Rome. The book traces the use of a variety of public ceremonies as a means for politicians in this to shape their public images and consolidate their power and prestige.Trade ReviewGeoffrey Sumi has written a book that should be on every Roman historian's shelves.""—Allen M. Ward, New England Classical Journal""This is a well-written, informative and useful book . . . an excellent example and an important one, with which those who teach this period in schools should become familiar.""—John Murrell, The Journal of Classics Teaching

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Book SynopsisSince excavation began in 1948, the site of Cosa has become one of our most important sources of information on Roman colonization, urbanism, and daily life. The excavations published here throw light on every phase of the site's history, from the early imperial period to the fourteenth century.

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Book SynopsisDetails the author's findings of Italian Sigillata pottery at the Cosa excavation site, a useful source of information on Roman colonization, urbanism, and daily life since 1948. This book is of interest to the archaeological and classical studies community.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBeyond the specific arguments about the Batavian revolt, this will reinvigorate scholarship on Tacitus and offer the possibility of a Tacitus who is not just a grim pessimist, but one who is genuinely engaged in a didactic discourse proper to history, where readers can find the incentive to construct optimistic as well as ironizing interpretations.” —Edward Bispham, Brasenose College, Oxford University

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMignone has adopted the best traditions of classical studies in combining literature, epigraphy, law, and archaeology to reconstruct life in the ancient city. The Republican Aventine will provide an integrated view of life in ancient Rome that benefits from a 360-degree perspective on one neighborhood, giving a kind of deep description that is often hard to come by for the ancient world because of the nature of the sources.” —Cynthia Bannon, Indiana University ""It is amply evident that Mignone has done her homework and knows the relevant scholarship inside and out.” —Karl Galinsky, University of Texas

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Book SynopsisKevin Greene shows how archaeology can help provide a more balanced view of the Roman economy by informing the classical historian about geographical areas and classes of society that received little attention from the largely aristocratic classical writers whose work survives.

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Book SynopsisA companion to "Luminous Debris", this title offers readings of late Roman and early Christian ruins in the author's adopted region of Provence, sifting through iconographic, architectural, and sacramental vestiges to shed light on nothing less than the existential itself.Table of ContentsForeword, by Michael Ignatieff Introduction Apt: Reading an Antique City as Palimpsest Desolate Treasure Crypto-Christianity: The Sarcophagi of Arles, I Terra Sigillata Relics: Membra Martyrum as Living Current Venus Disfigured The Blossoming of Numbers: The Baptistery at Riez The Deletion of Shadow: The Sarcophagi of Arles, II City of God Laying the Dragon Low The Dark Ages: A History of Omissions The Blue Tears of Sainte-Marthe The Blind Arcade: Reflections on a Carolingian Sarcophagus Celestial Paradigms Vaulting the Nave The Dome: Architecture as Antecedent Classical Roots, Evangelical Branches Vanished Scaffolds and the Structures Thereof Incastellamento: Perching the Village, I Incastellamento: Perching the Village, II (The Circulades of Languedoc) Faja Oscura Psalmodi The Fifth Element: From Manna to Exaction Mary Magdalene the Odoriferous The Death of Genesis Notes Index

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Book SynopsisCombines an analysis of documented archaeological sites in the Koksu River valley of eastern Kazakhstan with paleoecological and ethnohistorical data to illustrate patterns in land use, settlement, burial, and rock art. This work illuminates the effect of nomadic strategies on the geography of social interaction.Trade Review"A very solid read ... it is high time that a new perspective on the Eurasian Bronze Age was presented and this work does not disappoint." -- Alison Betts Nomadic Peoples 18, no. 1

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Book SynopsisPresents a theoretically informed study of interactions between indigenous people of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. This book shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each.Trade Review"An important and valuable addition to current studies in postcolonial theory and the colonial phenomenon in the ancient Mediterranean." Archaeological Review "Recommended." Choice "Dietler has produced an outstanding work of scholarship that is sophisticated, intelligent, and insightful, and that deserves the close attention of scholars." Journal Of Interdisciplinary History "Dietler's book is full of interesting ... insights woven from a particular anthropologically driven perspective." -- http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/02/how-istanbul-became-one-europes-safest-city/1103/#.TyrGDhZDBSY.mailto American Journal Of Archaeology "Dazzling... Dietler offers in this utterly captivating study ... an account of a colonial entanglement like nothing you have ever read." -- Daniel Lord Smail, Harvard University H-France Review Of Books "An excellent account." European Jrnl Of Archaeology "Substantial and highly informative... A detailed study." -- Richard Hingley, Durham University Britannia Magazine

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shepardson offers a compelling and insightful take on the transformation of the empire’s cultural terrain in the decades after Constantine’s conversion and the Nicene Council." * CHOICE *"The synthesis presented in Controlling Contested Places is exciting and very welcome ... [Shepardson’s] work provides a clear template for further inquiry about geography and memory beyond Antioch in the world of Late Antiquity, and useful tools to address them." -- Edward Schoolman * Journal of Historical Geography *"S. has the ability to take complex concepts in spatial theory and apply them creatively to ancient contexts without burdening the reader with dense theoretical jargon, adding thus both strength and clarity to her arguments, and also making the book accessible to not only specialists in the field—who will certainly find her applications intriguing—but also intermediate students of Late Antiquity." * Vigiliae Christianae *"This book presents readers with both a wide-ranging overview of diverse spatial dynamics at play in Antioch and some productive new insights on the development of early Christianity in the eastern Mediterranean." * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Roman Emperors and Bishops of Antioch Timeline of Key Events Introduction: The Lay of the Land 1. The Power of Prestigious Places: Teaching and Preaching in Fourth-Century Antioch 2. Burying Babylas: Place-Marketing and the Politics of Memory 3. Being Correctly Christian: John Chrysostom’s Rhetoric in 386–87 4. Transformative Transgressions: Exploiting the Urban/Rural Divide 5. Mapping a Textured Landscape: Temples, Martyrs, and Ascetics 6. Elsewhere in the Empire Conclusion: Controlling Contested Places Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA useful companion to the seventh volume of K. A. Kitchen's seminal Ramesside Inscriptions Ramesside Inscriptions: Translated and Annotated Notes and Comments, Volume VII complements the seventh volume of Kitchen's seminal hieroglyphic texts (KRI VII) and its companion volume of translations (KRITA VII) that cover the period between Ramesses I and Ramesses XI. This newly published reference work contains the supplementary inscriptions which were not included in the original publication (vols. I-VI), as well as improved readings in KRI VII that reflect a better understanding of the ancient sources. Following a practical and efficient format, each text is presented in its historical context and includes a list of principal references, succinct introductory notes, and comments on specific points of historical, biographical, and philological interest. Provides detailed notes and comments on the wide range of inscriptions in Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions, Volume VII and Translations, Volume VIIFeatures new readings based on current scholarship, such as the detailed accounts of mining expeditions during the first years of the reign of Ramesses VIIContains inscriptions relating to members of the Ramesside royal family, as well as civil, military, and ecclesiastical administrators. Includes discussions of graffiti, funerary monuments, and personal documents from the royal workmen's village of Deir el-MedinaA unique source of knowledge for understanding Ancient Egypt, Ramesside Inscriptions: Translated and Annotated Notes and Comments, Volume VII, is a must-have for academic scholars and advanced students of Egyptology.Table of ContentsAbbreviations xxxi Preface xli Ramesses I Sethos I Ramesses II Merenptah Setnakht Ramesses IV Ramesses V Ramesses VI Ramesses VII Ramesses VIII Ramesses IX Ramesses X Ramesses XI

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Book Synopsis* Crosses the boundaries between history, classical studies and archaeology. * Shows students and scholars of archaeology what they can learn from text--aided cultural history.Trade Review"... [a] new and appealing addition to the debates about 'what is archaeology'... Morris comes to interesting conclusions about how the Greeks, defining their relationship to a 'better' past and an alien but enticing 'East,' controlled their environment and constructed a domestic and political space requiring slavery and sharp gender distinctions." CHOICE "Ian Morris' new book is a blast of fresh air ..." Journal of Hellenic Studies "The way in which he ha sintegrated the archaeology is masterful ..." AntiquityTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Preface and Acknowledgements. Journal Abbreviations. Part I:. 1. Archaeology as Cultural History. Part II:. 2. Archaeologies of Greece. 3. Inventing a Dark Age. Part III:. 4. Equality for Men. 5. Antithetical Cultures. Part IV:. 6. The Past, the East, and the Hero of Lefkandi. 7. Rethinking Time and Space. Part V:. 8. Conclusions. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisExamining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life, this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial.Trade Review"This little book packs a punch ... this book has so much to say, and it should be read by both Islamic specialists and mainstream archaeologists." Antiquity " ... [a] stimulating and informative book." Journal of Islamic Studies "His goal is not only to demonstrate the richness and variety of the material culture of Muslim societies ... but also to interpret material culture and connect it convincingly to social characteristics" Aramco World "The standard of scholarship by the author is considerable and his reading and understanding of Islam most impressive" Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Plates. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. The Mosque. 3. The Domestic Environment. 4. Muslim Life. 5. Art, Trade and Ideas. 6. Death and Burial. 7. The Community Environment. 8. The Archaeology of Islam?. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Provides an accessible narrative history of Egypt from earliest human settlement to the time of the first pharoahs. * Explores prehistoric foundations of many traditions evident in Ancient Egypt. * Includes chronology, glossary, bibiliography and numerous illustrations -- ideal for student use. .Trade Review"Egyptologists frequently have little understanding of the prehistoric past, especially the paleolithic periods, and it is commendable that Midant-Reynes has included this overview." International Journal of African Historical Studies "... integrate[s] the prehistory of Egypt and Nubia through into the (Egyptian) Unification period, thus investigating the entire united Nile region and its flanking deserts in a logical but rarely encountered attempt to develop a cohesive picture ... In this the book succeeds admirably." Journal of African HistoryTable of ContentsIllustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Translator's Note. Introduction. Part I: The Land of Egypt:. 1. Between the River and the Desert. Part II: The Palaeolithic Period: . 2. The Earliest Evidence for Humans in the Nile Valley. 3. The Beginnings of Cultural Diversity. 4. Diversity or Nilotic Adaptation. Part III: The Neolithic Period:. 5. The Process of 'Neolithicization'. 6. The Neolithic Period (Fifth Millennium BC). Part IV: The Approach to the Pharaonic Period (Fourth Millennium BC): . 7. The Predynastic Period (c. 4000-3000 BC). 8. The First Pharaohs and the Unification of the Two Lands. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Relative Chronology and the Traditional Dating Systems. Appendix 2: 'Absolute Dates'. Glossary. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe region of Mesoamerica, extending from central Mexico through Honduras and El Salvador, was home to a variety of advanced civilizations in ancient times. This reader contains 25 chapters written by scholars that explore the nature of these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations.Trade Review"This volume is one of a very few that deal with the whole array of civilizations in ancient Mexico and Central America. It will be a welcome companion for readers new to the astonishing achievements and daunting variety of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The editors have chosen well: the papers collected here highlight the common threads that bind Mesoamerican civilizations together, while portraying their individuality and reflecting the diversity of approaches the archaeologists bring to the task of interpreting them." John S. Henderson, Cornell University "Access to these important articles, as a set, will quickly prove indispensable for courses - and general reading - on Mesoamerican archaeology. The editors' introductions are equally valuable and thought-provoking as they situate the individual chapters, as well as the cross-cutting themes, in a sophisticated, highly readable review of current thinking." Wendy Ashmore, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Mesoamerican Civilizations: Marilyn A. Masson and Michael E. Smith (both at State University of New York at Albany). Part I: The Organization of Society:. Editors' Introduction. 1. Analyzing Household Activities: Kent V. Flannery (University of Michigan) and Marcus C. Winter (Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Oaxacca, Mexico). 2. Distinguishing the High and Mighty from the Hoi Polloi at Tikal, Guatemala: William A. Haviland (University of Vermont) and Hattula Moholy-Nagy (University of Michigan). 3. On the Nature of the Mesoamerican City: Joyce Marcus (University of Michigan). 4. Corporate Groups and Domestic Activities at Teotihuacan: Linda Manzanilla (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). Part II: Economic Organization:. Editors' Introduction. 5. Landscapes of Cultivation in Mesoamerica on the Eve of the Conquest: Thomas M. Whitmore (University of North Carolina) and B. L. Turner II (Clark University). 6. Lithic Craft Specialization and Product Distribution at the Maya Site of Colha, Belize: Harry J. Shafer (Texas A & M University) and Thomas R. Hester (University of Texas). 7. Economic Change in the Lowland Maya Late Classical Period: Prudence M. Rice (Southern Illinois University). 8. Imports and Exports in Classic Mesoamerican Political Economy: The Tehuacan Valley and the Teotihuacan Obsidian Industry: Robert D. Drennan (University of Pittsburgh), Philip T. Fitzgibbons (Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio), Heinz Dehn (University of Pittsburgh (retired)). 9. Principles of Regional and Long-distance Trade in the Aztec Empire: Frances F. Berdan (California State University, San Bernardino). 10. New Perspectives on Prehispanic Highland Mesoamerica: A Macroregional Approach: Gary M. Feinman and Linda M. Nicholas (both Field Museum of Natural History). 11. Rural Economy in Late Postclassic Morelos: An Archaeological Study: Michael E. Smith, Cynthia Heath-Smith (both State University of New York at Albany). Part III: Political Organization:. Editors' Introduction. 12. The Power of Prestige: Competitive Generosity and the Emergence of Rank Societies in Lowland Mesoamerica: John E. Clark (Brigham Young University) and Michael Blake (University of British Columbia). 13. Classic Maya Emblem Glyphs: Peter Mathews (University of Calgary). 14. Ideology in Ancient Maya Cultural Evolution: The Dynamics of Galactic Policies: Arthur A. Demarest (Vanderbilt University). 15. State and Society at Teotihuacan, Mexico: George L. Cowgill (Arizona State University). 16. Militarism and Social Organization at Xochicalco, Morelos: Kenneth G. Hirth (Pennsylvania State University). 17. The Four Priests: Political Stability: John M. D. Pohl (University of California, Los Angeles). Part IV: Religion and ideology:. Editors' Introduction. 18. Art, Ritual, and Rulership in the Olmec World: F. Kent Reilly, III (Southwest Texas State University). 19. Ancient Zapotec Ritual and Religion: An Application of the Direct Historical Approach: Joyce Marcus and Kent V. Flannery (both University of Michigan). 20. Kingship in the Late Preclassic Lowlands: The Instruments and Places of Ritual Power: David A. Freidel (Southern Methodist University) and Linda Schele (deceased). 21. Postclassic Maya Ritual at Laguna de On Island, Belize: Marilyn A. Masson (State University of New York at Albany). 22. Figurines and the Aztec State: Testing the Effectiveness of Ideological Domination: Elizabeth M. Brumfiel (Albion College, Michigan). 23. Living with the Ancestors: Kinship and Kingship in Ancient Maya Society: Patricia A. McAnany (Boston University). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a history and ethnography of the Cheyenne people from their prehistoric origins north of the Great Lakes to their present life in the reservations in Oklahoma. It is based on archaeological material, historical and linguistic evidence and draws vividly on the oral traditions of the Cheyenne themselves.Trade Review"This is another very valuable addition to the 'Peoples of America' series, tracing Cheyenne history from its earliest origins in the sub-Arctic right up to the present-day Cheyenne life on Oklahoma and Montana reservations. This is an engaging and informative history; but the best thing about this book is the unique understanding it provides of Cheyenne culture through its series of personal anecdotes well told." HistoryTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Cheyenne Origins. 2. Cheyenne Migrations. 3. Pastoral Nomadism. 4. Trade and Politics. 5. Cheyenne Warfare. 6. Band and Tribal Structure. 7. Literature and Values. 8. Cosmology and Ceremonies. 9. Social Interactions. 10. Early Reservation Life. 11. Late Reservation Life. 12. Modern Times. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Moche civilization was created by the people who lived in the arid coastal regions of Northern Peru from around AD 100 to AD 700. A series of discoveries revealed artistic and technological achievements. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence.Trade Review" It is doubly welcome because Garth Bawden, himself a Moche specialist, has done a masterful job of condensing and interpreting the great number of scholarly publications on the Moche into a book which will serve the interested public, students at various levels of study, and specialists alike." Jeffrey Quilter, Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton OaksTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: The Moche World:. 1. Introduction: Encountering the Moche. 2. The Andean Natural World as Culture. 3. Life and Work in Moche Society. 4. Symbols of Power. 5. Rituals of Power. Part II: History of the Moche:. 6. The Moche Historical Tradition. 7. The Emergence of Moche Society. 8. Moche Florescent. 9. Collapse and Reconstitution in the Late Moche Period. 10. End and Beginning: The Passing of the Moche Era. 11. Postscript: The Moche Legacy. Bibliography. Figure Captions.

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Book SynopsisBased on the latest research findings, this is the moving story of the demise of one of the oldest of the American Indian peoples.Trade Review"This excellent anthrohistorical work should be in the library of everyone interested in Native Americans." ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface. 1. The Beginning. 2. Who Were the Timucua?. 3. The Invasion. 4. Spanish Missions. 5. Mission Settlements and Subsistence. 6. The Organization of Societies. 7. Beliefs and Behavior. 8. The End. Bibliography.

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