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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.

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Author:   Brigitte Kovacevich ,  Michael G. Callaghan
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781118983263

ISBN 10:   1118983262
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   08 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of 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

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Brigitte Kovacevich is assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. Her research focuses on the complex interplay between technology, power, social action, and culture change in the past and present, and she is interested in Mesoamerican archaeology, lithic analysis, household archaeology, gender, identity, and preindustrial economic systems. She is currently codirector of the Holt´un Archaeological Project, Guatemala, and has conducted research in Mexico, Arizona, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Michael G. Callaghan is visiting assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. He specializes in complex societies of Mesoamerica, with a specific emphasis on prehistoric economy and its articulation with politics and ritual. His research interests include Mesoamerican archaeology, the origins of social complexity, prehistoric economies, the archaeology of ritual, gender in archaeology, and ceramic analysis. He is currently codirector of the Holt´un Archaeological Project, Guatemala.

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