Archaeological settlement patterns—the ways in which ancient people distributed themselves across a natural and cultural landscape—provide the central theme for this long-overdue update to our understanding of the Mexican Gulf lowlands Olmec to Aztec offers the only recent treatment of the region that considers its entire prehistory from the second millennium B.C. to A.D. 1519. The editors have assembled a distinguished group of international scholars, several of whom here provide the first widely available English-language account of ongoing research. Several studies present up-to-date syntheses of the archaeological record in their respective areas. Other chapters provide exciting new data and innovative insights into future directions in Gulf lowland archaeology. Olmec to Aztec is a crucial resource for archaeologists working in Mexico and other areas of Latin America. Its contributions help dispel long-standing misunderstandings about the prehistory of this region and also correct the sometimes overzealous manner in which cultural change within the Gulf lowlands has been attributed to external forces. This important book clearly demonstrates that the Gulf lowlands played a critical role in ancient Mesoamerica throughout the entirety of pre-Columbian history.
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"This volume not only begins to fill gaps in Olmec settlement studies, but it also emphasizes the significance of examining other cultures and time periods along the Gulf coast. Olmec to Aztec makes an important contribution to the understanding of the prehistory of the Gulf lowlands, and Mesoamerica in general." —Journal of Field Archaeology
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Barbara L. Stark is chair and a professor of anthropology at Arizona State University.
Philip J. Arnold II is an associate professor of anthropology at Loyola Univerasity.
Philip J. Arnold II is an associate professor of anthropology at Loyola Univerasity.
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A great intorduction to Gulf Lowland Archaeology,
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This review is from: Olmec to Aztec: Settlement Patterns in the Ancient Gulf Lowlands (Hardcover)
Dr. Arnold is a professor of mine at Loyola University Chicago, and he gave me this book to read in order to give me a quick and up to date overview of Gulf Lowland Archaeology. I found it easy to read and very enojoyable. So enjoyable in fact that I'm now working on a project with him. If you think you have any interest in the field, READ THIS BOOK!
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This review is from: Olmec to Aztec: Settlement Patterns in the Ancient Gulf Lowlands (Hardcover)
I have the honor to be a student of Dr. Stark at Arizona State University. I highly recommend this book because she is an expert in her field and her passion for Mesoamerican civilizations is obvious in her teachings.
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