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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Brigitte Kovacevich is assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. Her research focuses on the complex interplay between technology, power, social action, and culture change in the past and present, and she is interested in Mesoamerican archaeology, lithic analysis, household archaeology, gender, identity, and preindustrial economic systems. She is currently codirector of the Holt¿un Archaeological Project, Guatemala, and has conducted research in Mexico, Arizona, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Michael G. Callaghan is visiting assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. He specializes in complex societies of Mesoamerica, with a specific emphasis on prehistoric economy and its articulation with politics and ritual. His research interests include Mesoamerican archaeology, the origins of social complexity, prehistoric economies, the archaeology of ritual, gender in archaeology, and ceramic analysis. He is currently codirector of the Holt¿un Archaeological Project, Guatemala.
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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
