Ritual and economy in a pre-Columbian chiefdom : the El Cajón region of Honduras / Kenneth Hirth, Susan Hirth, George Hassemann, Gloria Lara-Pinto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirth, Kenn, author.

Hirth, Susan Grant, author.

Hasemann, George, author.

Lara Pinto, Gloria, 1952- author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chiefdoms--Honduras--Cajón Reservoir--Antiquities.

Chiefdoms.

Rites and ceremonies--Honduras--Cajón Reservoir--Antiquities.

Rites and ceremonies.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Honduras.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Cajón Reservoir (Honduras)--Antiquities.

Cajón Reservoir (Honduras).

Honduras--Antiquities.

Honduras.

Antiquities.

Honduras--Cajón Reservoir.

Physical Description:

xxv, 376 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

El Cajón region of Honduras

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : UNIV PR OF COLORADO, 2023.

Denver : University Press of Colorado, [2023]

Summary:

"An archaeological examination of the organization and ritual economy of a pre-Columbian chiefdom that developed in the El Cajón Region of central Honduras from 400 BC-AD 1000. Special attention is paid to jade and marble artifacts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing ritual economy

Chiefdom societies in West-Central Honduras

Pre-Columbian society and ecology in the El Cajón Region

The Iglesia Precinct : constructing a ritual landscape at Salitrón Viejo

The jade, marble, and ritual offerings

The patterning of ritual deposits at Salitrón Viejo

The what, how, and why of ritual activity in the Salitrón Chiefdom

Belief and integration in a ritual economy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Hirth, Kenneth. Ritual and economy in a pre-columbian chiefdom

ISBN:

9781646424740

1646424743

OCLC:

1377501253

Publisher Number:

99994702125