Under the influence of phenomenological approaches, a semiotic perspective on the body is
being replaced in archaeology by analysis of the production and experience of lived bodies …

Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the
sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell …

The languages of archaeology: dialogue, narrative, and writing Page 1 The Languages of
Archaeology Dialogue, Narrative, and Writing Rosemary A. Joyce with Robert W. Preucel …

Starting from Giddens's concept of mutual knowledge, in this article I argue for an expanded
definition of storage as a situated practice through which groups construct identity …

This article examines the social construction and experience of everyday life in one socially
salient place, the late Classic Maya farm-steads of Chan Nòohol, Belize. Men, women and …

We argue that since agency and structure are indivisible parts of a single process through
which society is continuously created over time, everything that persists or changes in …

Population displacement, resettlement, and migration constitute important dimensions in a
general process of “cultural construction.” A pedestrian survey and extensive excavations of …

Over the past two decades, household studies have coalesced into a recognized subfield
within archaeology. Despite this relatively short history, household archaeologists are now …

Abstract Architecture embodies human agency in all of its dimensions and effective scales.
Specifically, the wooden posts of Mississippian peoples in the American mid-continent were …

To contribute to creation of a model for the initial steps in monumental construction in
Formative period Mesoamerica (ca. 1100–700 BC), this article employs concepts from …