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Journal of Anthropological Research
The Ancient Urban Maya: Neighborhoods, Inequality, and Built Form. Scott R. Hutson. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2016, 280 pp. $24.95, paper. ISBN 978-0-8130-6479-62018 •
Ancient Mesoamerica
COBA, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO: A RECENT ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF A MAJOR MAYA URBAN CENTER2009 •
Coba represents a major Classic period Maya urban center. Archaeological investigations have suggested a complex socioeconomic integration apparent in the heterogeneity of the size, shape, and quality of architecture while demonstrating a clear demarcation between commoner and elite compounds in addition to a complex system of raised roads (sacbeob). Results of the 1974-1976 mapping efforts at Coba revealed a generalized concentric settlement pattern with elite compounds concentrated at the core. In their analysis of the settlement patterns at Tikal, Guatemala, Arnold and Ford challenged this concentric model. Their analysis of labor investment in structures within the 9 km2 core area of Tikal suggested, in contrast to Coba, a scattered rather than a concentric pattern of high-status architecture. Using a geographic information system (GIS), we tested our concentric model hypothesis for Coba by applying Arnold and Ford's work investment parameters. Our results confirmed the presence of a concentric pattern of high-status architecture at Coba closest to the core that differed from Arnold and Ford's findings of a scattered pattern in Tikal. These unique and discrete findings suggest that all major cities in the Maya area may not possess identical settlement patterns. To support our findings indicating urbanism, we also make a detailed analysis of the Coba and Calakmul demographics focusing on the Late Classic period.
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This course examines archaeological approaches to understanding ancient complex societies: i.e.; those societies in which there was institutionalized inequality, specialization, and interdependence among social groups. The discussion begins with the conceptual framework of social evolution, its critique, and the subsequent search for new theories and methods in the study of ancient states and their historical trajectories. While some of these more recent trends represent a continuation of the evolutionary paradigm, the seminar highlights the methodological and theoretical shift to “archaeology of the political”, alternative ontologies, and network analysis. The case of ancient Maya polities is used to illustrate the interplay of broader paradigmatic changes vs. new field data.
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of New Mexico
Exploring Social Interaction at the Ancient Maya City of Copan, Honduras: A Multi-Scalar Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis of Access and Visibility2010 •
Ancient Mesoamerica
Theorizing Urbanism in Ancient Mesoamerica2009 •
In this article I consider recent research on urbanism in ancient Mesoamerica, especially over the past twenty years. I focus on the theoretical perspectives that archaeologists use to address cities, urbanism, and urbanization. I argue that despite some significant advances in how we understand urbanism, most research continues to be embedded within cultural evolutionist, functionalist, and elitist theoretical frameworks. I highlight approaches drawn from poststructural theory that hold promise for developing a more dynamic, complex, and culturally compelling view of Mesoamerican urbanism. Using examples from pre-Hispanic Oaxaca, I discuss how a focus on practice, social negotiation, and materiality draws attention to the actions of people within their social, cultural, and material settings rather than on abstract high-level forces such as cultural evolutionary structures or the functioning of urban centers within broader societies.
Least Cost Analysis of Social Landscapes: Archaeological Case Studies
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