Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador : toward an integrated approach / Colin McEwan and John W. Hoopes, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McEwan, Colin, editor.

Hoopes, John W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Central America.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Colombia.

Colombia.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador.

Ecuador.

Indians of Central America--Antiquities.

Indians of Central America.

Indians of South America--Colombia--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

Antiquities.

Indians of South America--Ecuador--Antiquities.

Central America--Antiquities.

Central America.

Colombia--Antiquities.

Ecuador--Antiquities.

Indians of South America--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

vii, 494 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington. D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, [2021]

Summary:

"Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador: Toward an Integrated Approach explores a wide range of topical interests in the archaeology of the Isthmo- Colombian Area and its neighboring territories. It draws fresh attention to the significance of a formerly marginalized region or culture area (as Lower Central America or the Intermediate Area) and repositions it in the context of the wider Pre-Columbian world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: CONTEXT, THEORIES, AND ORIGINS

1. Introduction

Addressing the Isthmo-Colombian Area and Beyond / Bryan R. Cockrell

2. One Hundred Fifty Years of Isthmo-Colombian Archaeology

Paradigms and Prospects / Silvia Salcado Gonzalez

3. Central America

Time for a Paradigm Shift / Rosemary A. Joyce

4. Origins, Dispersal, and Survival of Indigenous Societies in the

Central American Landbridge Zone of the Isthmo-Colombian Area / Richard G. Cooke

MESOAMERICA

Map of Mesoamerica

Chronological Chart of Mesoamerica

5. Shining Stones and Brilliant Regalia

Connections between Classic Mesoamerica and Central America and Colombia / David Mora-Marin

6. Central American Gold, Central American Teachers

Maya Gold Disk Offerings at the Cenote of Sacrifice, Chichen Itza / Mary Ellen Miller

7. Extracted Objects

Metals from the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza / Bryan R. Cockrell

NICARAGUA

Map of Nicaragua

Chronological Chart of Greater Nicoya

8. The Ceramics of Pacific Nicaragua

Recent Investigations in Style, Manufacture, and Distribution / Carrie L. Dennett

9. Monumental Stone Sculpture in Central Nicaragua / Alexander Ceurds

COSTA RICA

Map of Costa Rica

Chronological Chart of Costa Rica

10. Patterning in Chiriqui Villages and Cemeteries of the Terraba-Coto Bnis Valley / R. Jeffrey Frost

PANAMA

Map of Panama

Chronological Chart of Panama

11. A View from Grave 5, Sitio Conte, Panama / Karen O'Day

12. Who Is the Chief? The Central People of Burial 11, Sitio Conte / Clark L. Erickson

MONICA FENTON

13. The Construction of Gender in Graves at Sitio Conte / Monica Fenton

14. Social Complexity at El Cano / Valmayor Crespo

COLOMBIA

Map of Colombia

Chronological Chart of Colombia

15. The Muisca Raft

Context, Materiality, and Technology / Juan Pablo Quintero Guzman

THE CARIBBEAN

Map of the Caribbean

Chronological Chart of the Caribbean

16. The View from the Caribbean / John W. Hoopes

17. Caribbean

Central American Long-Distance Interaction

A Cautionary Note / Jose R. Oliver

ECUADOR

Map of Ecuador

Chronological Chart of Ecuador

18. Networks of Interaction along the Pacific Corridor

The Role of Metal and Shell / Antonio Jaramillo Arango

19. Squaring the Circle in Ancient Ecuador

Dualism, Quadripartition, and Spatial Hierarchy as Elements of Emergent Social Complexity / Colin McEwan

20. Seats, Seating, and Social Roles

Cross-Cultural Comparisons / Matthew Looper.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780884024705

0884024709

OCLC:

1240266577