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9 produkter
The Organization of Ancient Economies
A Global Perspective
Inbunden, 2020
606 kr
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In this book, Kenneth Hirth provides a comparative view of the organization of ancient and premodern society and economy. Hirth establishes that humans adapted to their environments, not as individuals but in the social groups where they lived and worked out the details of their livelihoods. He …
Premodern Economies
A Global Perspective
Av Timothy Earle, Kenneth Hirth
E-bok, 2025
1595 kr
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Premodern Economies
A Global Perspective
Av Kenneth Hirth, Timothy Earle
Inbunden, 2026
1610 kr
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Economies are fundamental to all human societies by providing the material support for their populations and respective social institutions. This volume brings together scholars from archaeology, anthropology, and history in a collaborative examination of how premodern societies produced and …
Organization of Ancient Economies
A Global Perspective
E-bok, 2020
618 kr
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In this book, Kenneth Hirth provides a comparative view of the organization of ancient and premodern society and economy. Hirth establishes that humans adapted to their environments, not as individuals but in the social groups where they lived and worked out the details of their livelihoods. He …
Mesoamerican Lithic Technology
Inbunden, 2003
582 kr
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Any overview of prehispanic society in the Americas would identify its obsidian core-blade production as a unique and highly inventive technology. Normally termed prismatic blades, these long, parallel-sided flakes are among the sharpest cutting tools ever produced by humans. Their standardized …
Obsidian Craft Production in Ancient Central Mexico
Inbunden, 2006
697 kr
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When the Spanish conquistadors first encountered the great commercial markets of central Mexico they were amazed by the richness and the diversity of products, as well as the level of organization. Ruling elites nurtured and supervised these markets, which were based on a complex division of labor …
Pathways to Prismatic Blades
A Study in Mesoamerican Obsidian Core-Blade Technology
Av Bradford Andrews, Kenneth Hirth
Häftad, 2002
198 kr
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This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were …
Olmec Lithic Economy at San Lorenzo
Inbunden, 2020
1164 kr
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Olmec Lithic Economy at San Lorenzo examines the specialized craft production, manufacturing, adoption, and spread of obsidian cutting tools at San Lorenzo, Mexico, the first major Olmec center to develop in the southern Gulf Coast region of Mesoamerica. Through the systematic analysis of this …
Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian Chiefdom
The El Cajón Region of Honduras
Av Kenneth Hirth, Susan Hirth m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1347 kr
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This volume examines the organization and ritual economy of a pre-Columbian chiefdom that developed in central Honduras over a 1,400-year period from 400 BC to AD 1000. Extremely applicable and broadly important to the archaeological studies of Mesoamerica, Ritual and Economy in a Pre-Columbian …
