chiefdoms are capable of more than many might think, such as monumental architecture. It is only ... more chiefdoms are capable of more than many might think, such as monumental architecture. It is only in the commentary chapter by Meggers that the symposium origins of this book are made clear, although no details are given. It appears to consist of revised papers from a symposium given at the 81st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, in 1982. It is thus possible that authors have changed their perspectives since these articles first were written. Nevertheless, this book represents one school of thought on the questions of the origins of complex societies in the Andes and the editors are to be congratulated for encouraging position papers in a field where many are loath ever to reach any generalized statements. But these are indeed position papers that rely on data, much of which remains unpublished. The fault lies in a publishing system that encourages syntheses and theorizing but does little to help publish basic data. The debate that will develop concerning this volume should help to clarify exactly what is agreed on and what is not in a field where publications occur arithmetically, information grows geometrically, and new questions increase logarithmically.
... Author: Ball, Joseph W. Title of Source: Cahal Pech, the ancient Maya, and modern Belize : th... more ... Author: Ball, Joseph W. Title of Source: Cahal Pech, the ancient Maya, and modern Belize : the story of an archaeological park Title of Series: University research lecture; 9th Publisher/Distributor: San Diego State University Press Publisher/Distributor City: San Diego Date of ...
Despite almost 100 yr of research on the Yucatan peninsula, including several major archaeologica... more Despite almost 100 yr of research on the Yucatan peninsula, including several major archaeological and ethnohistoric projects, an organized synthesis of the pre-Late Postclassic culture history of this region has yet to appear. In the present paper, a trial coordination of the accumulated archaeological and ethnohistoric materials dealing with the eighth through twelfth centuries A.D. is presented, and a culture historic framework for this period is suggested.
Now available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1980, The Quiche Mayas of ... more Now available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1980, The Quiche Mayas of Utatlan offers a full account of the Quiches, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish Conquest. The Quiches ruled from the city they built on the highland plains, to which they gave the splendid name K'umarcaaj, but which became known throughout the Maya world as Utatlan. Robert M. Carmack re-creates the setting of this empire, and peoples it with the rulers, priests, warriors, allies, and travelers who gave it life. He describes the fall of Utatlan to the conquistadors, and the Quiches' efforts to retain a semblance of their political structure and belief system. Drawing upon archaeological discoveries and native and Spanish written documents, Carmack has produced a work that is essential to understanding the Quiche people and indispensable to a full appreciation of the immortal work the Popol Vuh, the ""first book of the New World.
Gifford, James C. 1976 Prehistoric pottery analysis and the ceramics of Baron Ramie in the Belize... more Gifford, James C. 1976 Prehistoric pottery analysis and the ceramics of Baron Ramie in the Belize Valley. Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Memoirs 18. Spaulding, Albert C. 1960 The dimensions of archaeology. In Essays in the science of culture, edited by G. E. Dole and R. L. Carniero, pp. 437-456. Crowell, New York. 1974 Review of "Systematics in prehistory." American Antiquity 36:513-516. 1976 Multifactor analysis of association: an application to Owasco ceramics. In Cultural change and continuity, edited by Charles Cleland, pp. 59-68. Academic Press, New York. Whallon, Robert E., Jr. 1972a A new approach to pottery typology. American Antiquity 37:13-33. 1972b The application of formal methods of typology in archaeological analysis. In Les methodes mathematiques de i'archeoiogie, edited by M. Borillo, pp. 251-264. Centre d'Analyse Documentaire pour l'Archeologie, RAP/CNRS:37.
chiefdoms are capable of more than many might think, such as monumental architecture. It is only ... more chiefdoms are capable of more than many might think, such as monumental architecture. It is only in the commentary chapter by Meggers that the symposium origins of this book are made clear, although no details are given. It appears to consist of revised papers from a symposium given at the 81st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, in 1982. It is thus possible that authors have changed their perspectives since these articles first were written. Nevertheless, this book represents one school of thought on the questions of the origins of complex societies in the Andes and the editors are to be congratulated for encouraging position papers in a field where many are loath ever to reach any generalized statements. But these are indeed position papers that rely on data, much of which remains unpublished. The fault lies in a publishing system that encourages syntheses and theorizing but does little to help publish basic data. The debate that will develop concerning this volume should help to clarify exactly what is agreed on and what is not in a field where publications occur arithmetically, information grows geometrically, and new questions increase logarithmically.
... Author: Ball, Joseph W. Title of Source: Cahal Pech, the ancient Maya, and modern Belize : th... more ... Author: Ball, Joseph W. Title of Source: Cahal Pech, the ancient Maya, and modern Belize : the story of an archaeological park Title of Series: University research lecture; 9th Publisher/Distributor: San Diego State University Press Publisher/Distributor City: San Diego Date of ...
Despite almost 100 yr of research on the Yucatan peninsula, including several major archaeologica... more Despite almost 100 yr of research on the Yucatan peninsula, including several major archaeological and ethnohistoric projects, an organized synthesis of the pre-Late Postclassic culture history of this region has yet to appear. In the present paper, a trial coordination of the accumulated archaeological and ethnohistoric materials dealing with the eighth through twelfth centuries A.D. is presented, and a culture historic framework for this period is suggested.
Now available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1980, The Quiche Mayas of ... more Now available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1980, The Quiche Mayas of Utatlan offers a full account of the Quiches, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish Conquest. The Quiches ruled from the city they built on the highland plains, to which they gave the splendid name K'umarcaaj, but which became known throughout the Maya world as Utatlan. Robert M. Carmack re-creates the setting of this empire, and peoples it with the rulers, priests, warriors, allies, and travelers who gave it life. He describes the fall of Utatlan to the conquistadors, and the Quiches' efforts to retain a semblance of their political structure and belief system. Drawing upon archaeological discoveries and native and Spanish written documents, Carmack has produced a work that is essential to understanding the Quiche people and indispensable to a full appreciation of the immortal work the Popol Vuh, the ""first book of the New World.
Gifford, James C. 1976 Prehistoric pottery analysis and the ceramics of Baron Ramie in the Belize... more Gifford, James C. 1976 Prehistoric pottery analysis and the ceramics of Baron Ramie in the Belize Valley. Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Memoirs 18. Spaulding, Albert C. 1960 The dimensions of archaeology. In Essays in the science of culture, edited by G. E. Dole and R. L. Carniero, pp. 437-456. Crowell, New York. 1974 Review of "Systematics in prehistory." American Antiquity 36:513-516. 1976 Multifactor analysis of association: an application to Owasco ceramics. In Cultural change and continuity, edited by Charles Cleland, pp. 59-68. Academic Press, New York. Whallon, Robert E., Jr. 1972a A new approach to pottery typology. American Antiquity 37:13-33. 1972b The application of formal methods of typology in archaeological analysis. In Les methodes mathematiques de i'archeoiogie, edited by M. Borillo, pp. 251-264. Centre d'Analyse Documentaire pour l'Archeologie, RAP/CNRS:37.
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