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The Neighborhood as a Social and Spatial Unit in Mesoamerican Cities
Michael Smith
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Manzanilla, Linda; Arnauld, M. Num Pages: 344 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
Recent realizations that prehispanic cities in Mesoamerica were fundamentally different from western cities of the same period have led to increasing examination of the neighborhood as an intermediate unit at the heart of prehispanic urbanization. This book addresses the subject of neighborhoods in archaeology as analytical units between households and whole settlements. The contributions gathered here provide fieldwork data to document the existence of sociopolitically distinct neighborhoods within ancient Mesoamerican settlements, building upon recent advances in multi-scale archaeological studies of these communities. Chapters illustrate the cultural variation across Mesoamerica, including data and interpretations on several different cities with a thematic ... Read more
Recent realizations that prehispanic cities in Mesoamerica were fundamentally different from western cities of the same period have led to increasing examination of the neighborhood as an intermediate unit at the heart of prehispanic urbanization. This book addresses the subject of neighborhoods in archaeology as analytical units between households and whole settlements. The contributions gathered here provide fieldwork data to document the existence of sociopolitically distinct neighborhoods within ancient Mesoamerican settlements, building upon recent advances in multi-scale archaeological studies of these communities. Chapters illustrate the cultural variation across Mesoamerica, including data and interpretations on several different cities with a thematic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816520244
SKU
V9780816520244
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About Michael Smith
M. Charlotte Arnauld is an archaeologist and research director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Archéologie des Amériques in France. Linda R. Manzanilla is a professor and researcher at the Institute for Anthropological Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Michael E. Smith is a professor of anthropology in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change ... Read more
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