Past archaeological literature on Cupertino theory has emphasised competition's role in cultural evolution. As a result, bottom-up possibilities for group co-operation have been under theorised in favour of models stressing top-down leadership, whil…
Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico examines the ways in which urbanization and religion intersected in pre-Columbian central Mexico, with a primary focus on the later Formative period and the transition to the Classic period. The ma…
Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, "Obsidian Reflections" is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensionsparticularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view…
Mexico of five centuries ago was witness to one of the most momentous encounters between human societies, when a group of Spaniards led by Hernando Cortes joined forces with tens of thousands of Mesoamerican allies to topple the mighty Aztec Empire.…