Overview
In this collection, prominent archaeologists explore the sophisticated political and logistical organizations that were required to plan and complete these architectural marvels. They discuss the long-term political, social, and military impacts these projects had on their respective civilizations, and illuminate the significance of monumentality among early complex societies in the Americas. Early New World Monumentality is ultimately a study of labor and its mobilization, as well as the long-term spiritual awe and political organization that motivated and were enhanced by such undertakings. Mounds and other impressive monuments left behind by earlier civilizations continue to reveal their secrets, offering profound insights into the development of complex societies throughout the New World.
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Author: Richard L. Burger ,
Robert M. Rosenswig
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.333kg
ISBN: 9780813061443
ISBN 10: 081306144
Pages: 502
Publication Date: 31 May 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Highly significant for students and scholars of comparative civilizations. -- CHOICE
Compare[s] and synthesize[s] monumentality during the North American Archaic and Latin American Formative periods. The term connotes a built environment with one or more characteristics: religious and administrative structures, public works, agricultural terracing, and irrigation systems, as well as political power, centralized decision making, social stratification, and labor organization and expenditure. . . . Highly recommended. -- Choice
Compare[s] and synthesize[s] monumentality during the North American Archaic and Latin American Formative periods. The term connotes a built environment with one or more characteristics: religious and administrative structures, public works, agricultural terracing, and irrigation systems, as well as political power, centralized decision making, social stratification, and labor organization and expenditure. . . . Highly recommended. <i>Choice</i>
Author Information
Richard L. Burger, is professor of anthropology at Yale University, USA. He is the author of several books, including . Robert M. Rosenswig, associate professor of archaeology at the UNiversity at Albany - SUNY, USA. He is the author of The Beginnings of Mesoamerican Civilization: Inter-Regional Interaction and the Olmec.
