Over the past thirty years, geoarchaeology has moved from the fringe to mainstream status
within Mesoamerican archaeological investigations. This review focuses on works published …

Archaeological theory and archaeological science have traditionally been characterized as
concerned with different issues and unable to interact productively. In this chapter, we …

We summarize what is known about Archaic period occupation of southeastern
Mesoamerica and Central America as background for presenting new paleoenvironmental …

This is a systematic, regional, analytical study on the origins of the" Herodian" lamp, the most
common lamp in late Second Temple—period Judaea. The project included 176 Herodian …

Abstract Mexico's Central Highlands form one of Mesoamerica's fundamental cultural
seams, a point of overlap between two traditions, one to the east and the other to the west …

Archaeologists have long relied on material proxies of labor organization to identify different
social formations. Conventional wisdom holds that specialization is particularly integral in …

Actualmente existe un contexto más favorable para la aplicación de técnicas
arqueométricas en el Perú, por lo que es oportuna una revisión exhaustiva de su posible …

The lowland Mayas are seldom mentioned in discussions of early Mesoamerican
interactions, which commonly focus on the Gulf coast Olmecs. But such connections are …

Intensive agriculture was a key feature in the development of early complex societies in the
Basin of Mexico. In this paper, I review the theoretical underpinnings of archaeological …

Long-distance transport of ceramic vessels entails high costs, especially in pre-modern
situations where motorised or animal-borne transport are unavailable. Thus, in many parts of …