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Prehistoric peoples. --- Social evolution. --- Social stratification. --- Anthropology, Prehistoric. --- Equality. --- Human evolution.
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One of the classic works of archaeology, The Early Mesoamerican Village was among the first studies to fully embrace the processual movement of the 1970's. Dancing around an ongoing dialogue on methods and goals between the Real Mesoamerican Archaeologist, the Great Synthesizer, and the Skeptical Graduate Student, it is both a seminal tract on scientific method in archaeology and a series of studies on formative Mesoamerica. It critically evaluates techniques for excavation, sampling of sites and regions, and stylistic analysis, as well as such theoretical factors of explanation as popular...
Indians of Mexico --- Indians of Central America --- Extinct cities --- Abandoned cities --- Abandoned villages --- Buried cities --- Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc. --- Deserted cities --- Deserted villages --- Ruined cities --- Sunken cities --- Cities and towns --- Antiquities. --- Mexico --- Central America --- Central America -- Antiquities. --- Extinct cities -- Central America. --- Extinct cities -- Mexico. --- Indians of Central America -- Antiquities. --- Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities. --- Mexico -- Antiquities.
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In this volume, the authors present an original ethnographic study of five llama herding communities in Ayacucho, Peru. Data on herd dynamics are subjected to computer modeling in an effort to evaluate the roles of biology, symbolic and ritual behavior, ecological adaptation, and practical reason. The book contains the most detailed study of the waytakuy llama marking ceremony yet available. The role of this ceremony in preventing herds from going to extinction is evaluated against anthropological and sociobiological theory. This is an interdisciplinary book will appeal to professional ar
Wamani Indians --- Llamas --- Indians of South America --- Domestic animals. --- Domestic animals --- Antiquities. --- Ayacucho (Peru : Dept.) --- Peru
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