Full Description
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.
Contents
Table of Contents iii
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
List of Contributors 150
Erratum 152
