Mesoamerican Archaeology

Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, <i>Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice</i> places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica by focusing on key time periods, sites, and the issues these times and places require us to confront.<br /> </li> <li>Examines key moments in the Mesoamerican historical tradition, from the earliest villages where Olmec art flourished, to the Aztec and Maya City-states that Spanish invaders described in the 16th century.<br /> </li> <li>Engages the chronological benchmarks of precolumbian social development in Mesoamerica, such as the transition to village life, emergence of political stratification, and formation of Mesoamerican urban centers.<br /> </li> <li>Includes an extensive introduction by the editors that situates contemporary Mesoamerican archaeology in the broader terms of the social politics of archaeology.</li> </ul> <br /> <p>For further resources to use with this book – including study questions, maps and photographs – visit the website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/BSGA/mesoam</p>