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The American Southwest is one of the most important archaeological regions in the world, with many of the best-studied examples of hunter-gatherer and village-based societies. Research has been carried out in the region for well over a century, and during this time the Southwest has repeatedly 
stood at the forefront of the development of new archaeological methods and theories. Moreover, research in the Southwest has long been a key site of collaboration between archaeologists, ethnographers, historians, linguists, biological anthropologists, and indigenous intellectuals. This volume 
marks the most ambitious effort to take stock of the empirical evidence, theoretical orientations, and historical reconstructions of the American Southwest. Over seventy top scholars have joined forces to produce an unparalleled survey of state of archaeological knowledge in the region. Themed 
chapters on particular methods and theories are accompanied by comprehensive overviews of the culture histories of particular archaeological sequences, from the initial Paleoindian occupation, to the rise of a major ritual center in Chaco Canyon, to the onset of the Spanish and American imperial 
projects. The result is an essential volume for any researcher working in the region as well as any archaeologist looking to take the pulse of contemporary trends in this key research tradition.\nReview 
"Drawing on the contributions of over 80 of the most prolific teachers and scholars of the region, Oxford University Press has once again achieved the highest standard in representing one of the most significant scientific laboratories and cultural incubators of the ancient world. ... Summing Up: 
Essential. All levels/libraries." --R.G. Mendoza, 
CHOICE\nAbout the Author \nBarbara J. Mills is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. She is an anthropological archaeologist with broad experience in the American Southwest, including the Zuni, Chaco, Mimbres, Mogollon Rim, Four Corners, and Hohokam areas. She is the author or editor of 8 books, and over 70 
articles and book chapters.\nSeverin Fowles is an archaeologist with two decades of field research in the American Southwest.

The Oxford Handbook of Southwest Archaeology (Oxford Handbooks)

History

Mills, Barbara J.

Fowles, Severin

Americas

Oxford University Press

Southwestern ceramics have always been admired for their variety and aesthetic beauty. Although ceramics are most often used for placing the peoples who produced them in time, they can also provide important clues to past economic organization.This volume covers nearly 1000 years of southwestern prehistory and history, focusing on ceramic production in a number of environmental and economic contexts. It brings together the best of current research to illustrate the variation in the organization of production evident in this single geographic area.The contributors use diverse research methods in their studies of vessel form and decoration. All support the conclusion that the specialized production of ceramics for exchange beyond the household was widespread. The first seven chapters focus on ceramic production in specific regions, followed by three essays that re-examine basic concepts and offer new perspectives. Because previous studies of southwestern ceramics have focused more on distribution than production, Ceramic Production in the American Southwest fills a long-felt need for scholars in that region and offers a broad-based perspective unique in the literature. The Southwest lacked high levels of sociopolitical complexity and economic differentiation, making this volume of special interest to scholars working in similar contexts and to those interested in craft production.

Ceramic Production in the American Southwest

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crown, Patricia L.

Crafts & Hobbies

University of Arizona Press

These sixteen essays, plus an intoduction, originated at the Eighth Biennial Meeting of the Southwest Symposium held in Tucson, Arizona in 2002, which argued that archaeology could reveal as much about identity and feasting as more traditional anthropological methods. The essays largely comprise case studies from across the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Contributors discuss the ways in which archaeology can identify social identity, including the evidence of material culture and architecture, as well as the signs of cultural interactions between different groups. The contributors show how the archaeological evidence of feasting can also be used to explain the social and political roles of public feasts and gatherings. The final section focuses on the Chihuahuan people of North Mexico. Archaeological plans, maps and illustrations of artefacts complement these scholarly and well-presented essays.

Identity, Feasting and the Archaeology of the Greater Southwest (Southwest Syposium Series)

Colorado University Press

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