Preceramic Mesoamerica
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"This marvelous volume presents new data and fascinating chapters probing the controversies, strengths, and weaknesses of preceramic Mesoamerican research. Not since the Tehuacan volumes have we seen such a substantial and diverse contribution to Paleoindian and Archaic studies. It is an essential book, and, finally, an inspiring one, revealing key research that remains to be done."
Barbara L. Stark, Arizona State University, USA
"This landmark volume conveys new interpretations of the dawn of civilization in Mesoamerica. It presents highly valuable, empirically rich research that will impact our understanding of the origins, patterning, and complexity of early human adaptations to changing environmental and social regimes in Mexico and neighboring countries. The book is an essential source for all scholars interested in early American history."
Tom D. Dillehay, Vanderbilt University, USA, and Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
"A must read for those interested in the processual development of early Mesoamerican populations and seeking information for comparisons with the Old World. Early studies are critiqued in relation to newer discoveries, synthesizing relevant theoretical constructs and providing a foundation for planning future studies of the Paleoindian and Archaic periods."
James Neely, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
"This superb volume sheds new light on the early prehistory of Mexico and Central America from its initial peopling to the beginnings of settled village life. The editors and authors synthesize their latest discoveries, highlighting the ways in which this new research has led to novel hypotheses that challenge earlier models and will help to set the stage for the next generation of archaeological research."
Michael Blake, University of British Columbia, Canada
"Preceramic Mesoamerica is a book that we have been awaiting for decades. No recent volume focuses as this one does on the Paleoindian and Archaic periods of this region with such depth, quality, and diversity of topics and sites investigated. This book will be a constant reference for researchers and teachers, and for students interested in the preceramic prehistory of the Americas."
Rafael Suárez, Universidad de la República – Montevideo, Uruguay
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Preceramic Mesoamerica delivers cutting-edge research on the Mesoamerican Paleoindian and Archaic periods.
The chapters address a series of fundamental questions in American archaeology including the peopling of the Americas, human adaptations to late glacial landscapes, the Neolithic transition, and the origins of sedentism and early village life.
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Preceramic Mesoamerica delivers cutting-edge research on the Mesoamerican Paleoindian and Archaic periods.
The chapters address a series of fundamental questions in American archaeology including the peopling of the Americas, human adaptations to late glacial landscapes, the Neolithic transition, and the origins of sedentism and early village life. This volume presents innovative and previously unpublished research on the Paleoindian and Archaic periods and evaluates current models in light of new findings. Examples include breakthroughs in dating Mesoamerica's earliest sites and their implications for models of hemispheric colonization; the transition to postglacial patterns of settlement and subsistence; divergent pathways to initial sedentism; the possibility of Archaic-period monumentality; changing patterns of interregional exchange and interaction; and debates surrounding the origins of agriculture, ceramics, and full-time village life.
The volume provides a new perspective on the Mesoamerican Preceramic for students and scholars in archaeology, anthropology, and history. Readers will come to understand how the Preceramic contributed to the emergence of the cultural traditions that anthropologists recognize as Mesoamerica.
The chapters address a series of fundamental questions in American archaeology including the peopling of the Americas, human adaptations to late glacial landscapes, the Neolithic transition, and the origins of sedentism and early village life. This volume presents innovative and previously unpublished research on the Paleoindian and Archaic periods and evaluates current models in light of new findings. Examples include breakthroughs in dating Mesoamerica's earliest sites and their implications for models of hemispheric colonization; the transition to postglacial patterns of settlement and subsistence; divergent pathways to initial sedentism; the possibility of Archaic-period monumentality; changing patterns of interregional exchange and interaction; and debates surrounding the origins of agriculture, ceramics, and full-time village life.
The volume provides a new perspective on the Mesoamerican Preceramic for students and scholars in archaeology, anthropology, and history. Readers will come to understand how the Preceramic contributed to the emergence of the cultural traditions that anthropologists recognize as Mesoamerica.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 572
- ISBN
- 9780367150433
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 25 x 17 cm
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"This marvelous volume presents new data and fascinating chapters probing the controversies, strengths, and weaknesses of preceramic Mesoamerican research. Not since the Tehuacan volumes have we seen such a substantial and diverse contribution to Paleoindian and Archaic studies. It is an essential book, and, finally, an inspiring one, revealing key research that remains to be done."
Barbara L. Stark, Arizona State University, USA
"This landmark volume conveys new interpretations of the dawn of civilization in Mesoamerica. It presents highly valuable, empirically rich research that will impact our understanding of the origins, patterning, and complexity of early human adaptations to changing environmental and social regimes in Mexico and neighboring countries. The book is an essential source for all scholars interested in early American history."
Tom D. Dillehay, Vanderbilt University, USA, and Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
"A must read for those interested in the processual development of early Mesoamerican populations and seeking information for comparisons with the Old World. Early studies are critiqued in relation to newer discoveries, synthesizing relevant theoretical constructs and providing a foundation for planning future studies of the Paleoindian and Archaic periods."
James Neely, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
"This superb volume sheds new light on the early prehistory of Mexico and Central America from its initial peopling to the beginnings of settled village life. The editors and authors synthesize their latest discoveries, highlighting the ways in which this new research has led to novel hypotheses that challenge earlier models and will help to set the stage for the next generation of archaeological research."
Michael Blake, University of British Columbia, Canada
"Preceramic Mesoamerica is a book that we have been awaiting for decades. No recent volume focuses as this one does on the Paleoindian and Archaic periods of this region with such depth, quality, and diversity of topics and sites investigated. This book will be a constant reference for researchers and teachers, and for students interested in the preceramic prehistory of the Americas."
Rafael Suárez, Universidad de la República – Montevideo, Uruguay
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