Overview
In Ancient Households of the Americas archaeologists investigate the fundamental role of household production in ancient, colonial, and contemporary households. Several different cultures-Iroquois, Coosa, Anasazi, Hohokam, San Agustin, Wankarani, Formative Gulf Coast Mexico, and Formative, Classic, Colonial, and contemporary Maya-are analyzed through the lens of household archaeology in concrete, data-driven case studies. The text is divided into three sections: Section I examines the spatial and social organization and context of household production; Section II looks at the role and results of households as primary producers; and Section III investigates the role of, and interplay among, households in their greater political and socioeconomic communities. In the past few decades, household archaeology has made substantial contributions to our understanding and explanation of the past through the documentation of the household as a social unit-whether small or large, rural or urban, commoner or elite. These case studies from a broad swath of the Americas make Ancient Households of the Americas extremely valuable for continuing the comparative interdisciplinary study of households.
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Author: John G. Douglass ,
Nancy Gonlin ,
Nancy Gonlin
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Imprint: University Press of Colorado
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
ISBN: 9781607325383
ISBN 10: 1607325381
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 15 March 2016
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading. -Bradley J. Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal
In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading. -Bradley J. Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal This collection underscores the importance of household archaeology to the study of social dynamics. --J.A. Hendon, Choice This volume is an impressive one . . . . In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading. --Bradley Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal This excellent book should be heavily used by anyone with an interest in household archaeology. --Kenneth M. Ames, North American Archaeologist There are a number of excellent studies that scholars interested in household archaeology will find highly useful. --Charles R. Riggs, Journal of Anthropological Research
In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading. -Bradley J. Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal This volume is an impressive one . . . . In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading. --Bradley Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal This excellent book should be heavily used by anyone with an interest in household archaeology. --Kenneth M. Ames, North American Archaeologist This collection underscores the importance of household archaeology to the study of social dynamics. --J.A. Hendon, Choice There are a number of excellent studies that scholars interested in household archaeology will find highly useful. --Charles R. Riggs, Journal of Anthropological Research
"""There are a number of excellent studies that scholars interested in household archaeology will find highly useful."" --Charles R. Riggs, Journal of Anthropological Research ""This collection underscores the importance of household archaeology to the study of social dynamics."" --J.A. Hendon, Choice ""This excellent book should be heavily used by anyone with an interest in household archaeology."" --Kenneth M. Ames, North American Archaeologist ""This volume is an impressive one . . . . In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading.""--Bradley Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal ""In an era in which household archaeology has become essential to archaeological praxis, this volume is indeed essential reading."" -Bradley J. Parker, Cambridge Archaeological Journal"
Author Information
John G. Douglass is a principal investigator and research director at Statistical Research, Inc. Nancy Gonlin is a senior associate professor of anthropology at Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington.
