Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas reveals the dynamism of the ancient past, where social relations and long-term history were created post hole by post hole, brick by brick. This collection shift attention away from the elite and monumental architectural traditions of the ancient past to instead investigate the creat
Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas reveals the dynamism of the ancient past, where social relations and long-term history were created post hole by post hole, brick by brick. This collection shift attention away from the elite and monumental architectural traditions of the ancient past to instead investigate the creat
Christina T. Halperin is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal, Canada. She is a specialist in Maya archaeology and has published a number of papers and books, with her research focusing on the household, political economy, gender, materiality and daily life. Lauren E. Schwartz is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Kenyon College, USA. Her research focuses on how the study of households, architecture and the built environment can inform our understanding of ancient social identity.
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Part I. Introduction 1. The Archaeology of Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas Christina T. Halperin & Lauren E. Schwartz Part II. Building Buildings 2. Ethnoarchaeology and Archaeology of Vernacular Architecture in the Department of Tumbes, Peru Jerry D. Moore 3. Traditional Architecture as Peopled Practice at Monte Viudo, Chachapoyas, Peru Anna Guengerich 4. Vernacular Architecture of Southeast Mesoamerica: An Evaluation of Design Variations and Identity Expression from the Late and Terminal Classic Middle Chamelecón-Cacaulapa, Northwest Honduras Lauren E. Schwartz Part III. Structuring Structures 5. Vernacular vs. State Housing in the Wari Empire: Cosmological Clashes and Compromises Donna Nash 6. Vernacular and Monumental Maya Architecture: Translations and Lost in Translation During the Terminal Classic period (ca. 800-950 CE) Christina T. Halperin Part IV. The Temporality of Vernacular Architecture 7. Building Cahokia: Transformation through Tradition Susan M. Alt 8. The Living House: The Vernacular Architecture of Early Postclassic Xaltocan, Mexico Kristin De Lucia 9. Vernacular Architecture in the Chacoan World Kellam Throgmorton Part V. Conclusion 10. Vernacular Architecture: Insights into Practice, Identity, and Relationships in Pre-Columbian Societies in the Americas Julia A. Hendon
Part I. Introduction 1. The Archaeology of Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas Christina T. Halperin & Lauren E. Schwartz Part II. Building Buildings 2. Ethnoarchaeology and Archaeology of Vernacular Architecture in the Department of Tumbes, Peru Jerry D. Moore 3. Traditional Architecture as Peopled Practice at Monte Viudo, Chachapoyas, Peru Anna Guengerich 4. Vernacular Architecture of Southeast Mesoamerica: An Evaluation of Design Variations and Identity Expression from the Late and Terminal Classic Middle Chamelecón-Cacaulapa, Northwest Honduras Lauren E. Schwartz Part III. Structuring Structures 5. Vernacular vs. State Housing in the Wari Empire: Cosmological Clashes and Compromises Donna Nash 6. Vernacular and Monumental Maya Architecture: Translations and Lost in Translation During the Terminal Classic period (ca. 800-950 CE) Christina T. Halperin Part IV. The Temporality of Vernacular Architecture 7. Building Cahokia: Transformation through Tradition Susan M. Alt 8. The Living House: The Vernacular Architecture of Early Postclassic Xaltocan, Mexico Kristin De Lucia 9. Vernacular Architecture in the Chacoan World Kellam Throgmorton Part V. Conclusion 10. Vernacular Architecture: Insights into Practice, Identity, and Relationships in Pre-Columbian Societies in the Americas Julia A. Hendon
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