Teotihuacan in the northeastern Basin of Mexico was an unusually large and influential
early city and state. This article reviews recent research trends in Teotihuacan from its …

The Classic Maya have long presented scholars with vexing problems. One of the longest
running and most contested of these, and the source of deeply polarized interpretations, has …

Urban adaptation to climate change is a global challenge requiring a broad response that
can be informed by how urban societies in the past responded to environmental shocks. Yet …

An extensive update to the authoritative introduction to Mexico's ancient
civilizations.“Masterly.... The complexities of Mexico's ancient cultures are perceptively …

Stable strontium isotopes have been used to identify the skeletons of migrants in several
recent archaeological studies, in which local 87Sr/86Sr values have been inferred through …

" Five hundred years ago, in November 1519, Hernando Cortâes walked along a causeway
leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That …

Interest in the lowland Maya collapse is stronger than ever, and there are now hundreds of
studies that focus on the era from approximately AD 750 to AD 1050. In the past, scholars …

In this article, we explore the typological distinction between primary and secondary states.
We outline a methodology for exploring variability in the formation and organization of …

A multimethod archaeometry study (zooarchaeological, isotopic, ancient DNA,
paleobotanical, and radiocarbon dating) of a spider monkey sacrificed in the ceremonial …

This book provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of human-plant interactions
and their social consequences from the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic Era to the 21st …