| Ancient West Mexicos: Time, Space, and Diversity Contributor(s): Englehardt, Joshua D. (Editor), Heredia Espinoza, Verenice Y. (Editor), Beekman, Christopher S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813066344 ISBN-13: 9780813066349 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 972.01 |
| LCCN: 2019040157 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.61 lbs) 394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The ancient societies of western Mexico have long been understudied and misunderstood. Focusing on recent archaeological data, Ancient West Mexicos highlights the diversity and complexity of the region's pre-Columbian cultures and argues that western Mexico was more similar to the rest of the Mesoamerican world than many researchers have believed. Chapters that treat investigations in Durango, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Aguascalientes, and Michoac n draw on new evidence dating from across millennia, spanning different periods in Mesoamerican history. Contributors analyze materials including ceramics, architectural remains, textiles, and weaving tools to discern the settlement patterns, political structures, and cosmologies of the people who lived at these sites. Featuring intriguing case studies that point to unexpected pathways to sociopolitical complexity in ancient societies, these essays illustrate that the region's archaeological record can contribute meaningfully to a more nuanced picture of Mesoamerica as a whole. Contributors: Laura Almendros L pez - Christopher S. Beekman - Mijaely Casta n - Fabio Germ n Cupul-Maga a - Manuel Due as Garc a - Joshua D. Englehardt - Rafael Garc a de Quevedo-Machain - Verenice Y. Heredia Espinoza - Erika Ibarra - Stephen A. Kowalewski - Martha Lorenza L pez Mestas Camberos - Michael Mathiowetz - Joseph B. Mountjoy - David Mu iz Garc a - M. Nicol s Caretta - Jos Luis Punzo D az - Diego Rangel - Kimberly Sumano Ortega - Jes s Zarco |