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9781118983263

The Inalienable in the Archaeology of Mesoamerica

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  • ISBN13:

    9781118983263

  • ISBN10:

    1118983262

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2014-06-16
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

The Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (AP3A) are original books on a wide range of subjects generally considered to fall within the purview of anthropological archeology. Each book is focused around a specific topic and recent subjects have included housework, gender, and craft specialization. The books are intended to foster the results of archaeological research and interpretations to anthropologists, to other scholars, and to the general public. Books in the AP3A series are available for course adoption.

Author Biography

Brigitte Kovacevich and Michael G. Callaghan are the authors of The Inalienable in the Archaeology of Mesoamerica, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents iii
 
Chapter 1. Introduction: Inalienability, Value, and the Construction of Social Difference  1
Brigitte Kovacevich and Michael G. Callaghan 
 
Chapter 2. Olmec Things and Identity: A Reassessment of Offerings and Burials at La Venta, Tabasco  14
John E. Clark and Arlene Colman 
 
Chapter 3. Situational Inalienability and Social Change in Formative Period Coastal Oaxaca  38
Sarah B. Barber, Andrew Workinger, and Arthur A. Joyce 
 
Chapter 4. The Bones of the Ancestors as Inalienable Possessions: A Bioarchaeological Perspective  54
Anna C. Novotny 
 
Chapter 5. Cultivated Landscapes as Inalienable Wealth in Southeastern Mesoamerica  66
E. Christian Wells 
 
Chapter 6. Alienating Ancient Maya Commoners  81
Jon C. Lohse 
 
Chapter 7. The Inalienability of Jades in Mesoamerica  95
Brigitte Kovacevich 
 
Chapter 8. Maya Polychrome Vessels as Inalienable Possessions  112
Michael G. Callaghan 
 
Chapter 9. Negotiation of Inalienability and Meanings at the Classic Maya Center of Aguateca, Guatemala  128
Takeshi Inomata 
 
Chapter 10. Land, Labor, Bodies, and Objects: Comments on Inalienability and Mesoamerican Social Life  142
Barbara J. Mills 
 
List of Contributors 150
 
Erratum  152

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