The Power of Ritual in Prehistory is the first book in nearly a century to deal with traditional
secret societies from a comparative perspective and the first from an archaeological …

This paper develops a theoretical perspective on how archaeologists might examine the
actions of things—objects and materials—in long-term historical processes and political …

Names: Pauketat, Timothy R., editor.| Alt, Susan M., 1959–editor. Title: New materialisms
ancient urbanisms/edited by Timothy R. Pauketat and Susan M. Alt. Description: Abingdon …

" The volume provides a sweeping examination of human figuration in multiple mediums,
while also mobilizing the study of these objects to address how and why the representation …

Shamanism and animism have proven to be useful cross-cultural analytical tools for
anthropology, particularly in religious studies. However, both concepts root in reductionist …

I began working on my translation of these songs in 1999. I am deeply indebted to Ricardo
Ambrosio (RA) for his erudite assistance with my efforts since 2008, and to don Leocadio …

In this paper, we examine a Terminal Formative-period (150 bc–ad 250) bundled offering
from the site of Cerro de la Virgen, located on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. The …

Religion was inseparable from daily life in the ancient Maya world, in part because activities
like farming and building required contractual arrangements with sacred, other-than-human …

This exciting collection explores the interplay of religion and politics in the precolumbian
Americas. Each thought-provoking contribution positions religion as a primary factor …

The walls of Structure J at the Zapotec centre of Monte Albán incorporate monuments,
probably carved during the Pe ceramic phase (300–100 bc), bearing distinctively formatted …