Everyday life matters : Maya farmers at Chan / Cynthia Robin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robin, Cynthia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Ancient.

Mayas.

Chan Site (Belize).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the study of ancient civilizations has often focused on holy temples and royal tombs, a substantial part of the archaeological record remains hidden in the understudied day-to-day lives of artisans, farmers, hunters, and other ordinary people of the ancient world. The various chores of a person's daily life can be quite extraordinary and, even though they may seem trivial, such activities can have a powerful effect on society as a whole. Everyday Life Matters develops general methods and theories for studying everyday life applicable in archaeology and anthropology.

Contents:

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1. Introduction: understanding everyday life. Part 1. Theory and method in everyday life

2. Social theory and everyday life

3. Archaeology and everyday life

4. Methods for a critical archaeology of everyday life. Part II. Everyday life at Chan. 5. Situating Chan

6. Everyday life at Chan

7. Why everyday life at Chan matters

8. Conclusion: everyday life matters

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2013).

ISBN:

0-8130-4673-4

0-8130-4856-7

OCLC:

862050281