Archaeology Of Settlement Abandonment of Middle America Paperback / softback
by Takeshi Inomata, Ronald Webb
Part of the Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry series
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
Mesoamerican archaeologists have long been interested in the collapse of political systems or civilizations but have been slow to undertake detailed abandonment analyses of specific settlements.
The Archaeology of Settlement Abandonment in Middle America explores some of the old questions in Middle American archaeology in light of the newer theoretical approach provided by abandonment studies.
Unlike much of the abandonment work previously done in the American Southwest, a number of contributions to this volume examine relatively large population centers. Among the original contributions in this collection is the discovery that deposits resulting from termination rituals are more common than previously thought.
Several chapters point out that structures and places can continue to serve ritual functions even after abandonment.
Another finding is that the causes of abandonment--warfare, economic marginalization, or natural cataclysm--are likely to have varied effects on different social groups, which in turn sheds light on occupational histories in specific sites preceding major abandonments.
Information
-
Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages, 86 figures, 8 tables
- Publisher:University of Utah Press,U.S.
- Publication Date:30/07/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780874807530
Information
-
Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages, 86 figures, 8 tables
- Publisher:University of Utah Press,U.S.
- Publication Date:30/07/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780874807530