Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes World /

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"Sixteen scholars on both sides of the border present recent research on the economy, history, religion, and far-reaching influence of Casas Grandes. Macaw feathers, copper, shells, ritual mounds, and ball fields all reveal the secrets of Casas Grandes, a massive town whose trading network exte...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Minnis, Paul E. (Editor), Whalen, Michael E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Casas Grandes culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Casas Grandes.
Culture de Casas Grandes.
Mexico > Casas Grandes Site.
Casas Grandes (Mexique : Site archeologique)
Casas Grandes Site (Mexico)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the joint Casas Grandes expedition in historical context / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen
  • Beginnings : the viejo period / Jane H. Kelley and Michael T. Searcy
  • Ecology and food economy / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen
  • Organization of production at Paquime / Gordon F.M. Rakita and Rafael Cruz Antillión
  • Religion and cosmology in the Casas Grandes world / Christine S. Vanpool and Todd L. Vanpool
  • Settlement patterns in the Casas Grandes area / Michael E. Whalen and Todd Pitezel
  • Society and polity in the wider Casas Grandes region / John E. Douglas and A.C. Macwilliams
  • The end of Paquime and the Casas Grandes culture / David A. Phillips, Jr., and Eduardo Gamboa Carrera
  • Paquime : a revision of its relationships to the south and west / Jose Luis Punzo Díaz and M. Elisa Villalpando Canchola
  • Paquime : a view from the north / Linda S. Cordell.

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