Social Patterns in Pre-classic Mesoamerica

Social Patterns in Pre-classic Mesoamerica
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Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 0884022528
ISBN-13 : 9780884022527
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Book Synopsis Social Patterns in Pre-classic Mesoamerica by : David C. Grove

Download or read book Social Patterns in Pre-classic Mesoamerica written by David C. Grove and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1999 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is both a summation of work that has been carried out over a long period of time and a signpost pointing the way for future studies. Issues regarding gender, social identity, and landscape archaeology are present, as are the analysis of mortuary practices, questions of social hierarchy, and conjunctive studies of art and society that are in the best tradition of scholarship at Dumbarton Oaks.


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