Central and South America and the Caribbean

The Paiján People
Burials and Paleoindian human remains from coastal Peru
£35.00
Authors:
Jean-Paul Lacombe and Claude Chauchat
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407361215
Paperback:
114 pages, Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S3156
Sub Title:
Burials and Paleoindian human remains from coastal Peru
From 1972 to 1997, archaeological research was undertaken on open air early sites on the north coast of Peru (Cupisnique region: about 7°30 south latitude).... More
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Celtiform Pendants from Pre-Columbian Costa Rica
Production, distribution, and experimental replication
£50.00
Author:
Waka Kuboyama-Haraikawa
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English, with an abstract in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407314969
Paperback:
168 pages
BAR number:
S3138
Sub Title:
Production, distribution, and experimental replication
This volume elucidates the lapidary technologies and social organisation of pre-Columbian Costa Rica (500 BCE - 900 CE) by analysing the manufacturing and... More
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When East Meets West, Volumes I and II
Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican world
£230.00
Editors:
Travis W. Stanton, Karl A. Taube, Jeremy D. Coltman and Nelda I. Marengo Camacho
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359717
Paperback:
984 pages. Two volume set.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 12
BAR number:
S3134
Sub Title:
Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican world
This volume represents the first large-scale reconsideration of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic periods in broader Mesoamerica in 20 years. In part,... More
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Food Behaviors, Nutrition and Identity under the Inka Empire
The Caringa people of Pueblo Viejo-Pucara, Peru
£75.00
Author:
Maria Kolp-Godoy Allende
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359571
Paperback:
296 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3129
Sub Title:
The Caringa people of Pueblo Viejo-Pucara, Peru
Pueblo Viejo-Pucara is one of the coastal archaeological sites that were ruled by the Inka Empire on the central coast of Peru, inhabited by the Caringa... More
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Domesticidad y vida cotidiana urbana en una capital del Norte de Yucatán
La ocupación de un conjunto habitacional del Preclásico Tardío a la época Colonial en Dzibilchaltún
£32.00
Author:
Virginia Ochoa-Winemiller
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407359533
Paperback:
104 pages, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 11
BAR number:
S3128
Sub Title:
La ocupación de un conjunto habitacional del Preclásico Tardío a la época Colonial en Dzibilchaltún
Esta publicación narra la historia de varias generaciones de una unidad habitacional que habitó una de las áreas más distintivas en la antigua ciudad de... More
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£55.00
Author:
Maricarmen Vega
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359359
Paperback:
192 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3124
This investigation shows the interaction between socio-political changes and climate crisis in the development of violence in the pre-Hispanic Peruvian... More
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£33.00
Author:
Richard Lunniss
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English, with chapter summaries in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407359953
Paperback:
108 pages
BAR number:
S3117
Sub Title:
A Reconstruction and Interpretation
The Late Formative site of Salango, on the central coast of Ecuador, functioned as a sacred centre of increasing influence from 600 BC to 100 BC. This... More
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Xoclán
Reconstrucción Urbana de una Ciudad Maya en un Contexto Urbanizado
£39.00
Author:
Gaia Carosi
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Spanish with abstracts in English
ISBN:
9781407360270
Paperback:
134 pages, Illustrated with 19 black & white images and 17 colour images
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 10
BAR number:
S3115
Sub Title:
Reconstrucción Urbana de una Ciudad Maya en un Contexto Urbanizado
Habitada desde el Preclásico Medio, Xoclán se desarrolló como centro urbano a partir del Clásico Temprano. El actual parque arqueológico cuenta 52 hectáreas... More
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Representaciones sociales, registro arqueológico y patrimonialización del pasado indígena
El área de Ventania de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) como caso de estudio
£57.00
Author:
Camila Oliva
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360560
Paperback:
226 pages
BAR number:
S3114
Sub Title:
El área de Ventania de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) como caso de estudio
En este libro se presentan los resultados del análisis de las representaciones sociales y la patrimonialización del registro arqueológico del pasado... More
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Cultural Identity, Transition, and Interaction at Salango, Coastal Ecuador
A Study of Pottery from the Early Regional Development Funerary Precinct
£48.00
Author:
Richard Lunniss
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English, with chapter summaries in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407359977
Paperback:
148 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3109
Sub Title:
A Study of Pottery from the Early Regional Development Funerary Precinct
The Early Regional Development (100 BC-AD 300) funerary precinct at Salango, on the central coast of Ecuador, was situated at the point of convergence of... More
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Down by the Water
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Environment Interactions in Watery Spaces
£59.00
Editors:
Veronica Walker Vadillo, Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz and Elisabeth Holmqvist
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360218
Paperback:
208 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
Sub-series name:
Cultural Studies in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology, 4
BAR number:
S3108
Sub Title:
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Environment Interactions in Watery Spaces
Waterways have been key factors in the development of societies from prehistoric times, particularly due to their role as vectors for cultural interactions,... More
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Beyond Death
Beliefs, Practice, and Material Expression
£48.00
Editors:
Patrick Ryan Williams, Gary M. Feinman and Luis Muro Ynoñán
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English, with abstracts in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360430
Paperback:
160 pages
Sub-series name:
Fieldiana: Anthropology, 47
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407360430
BAR number:
S3104
Sub Title:
Beliefs, Practice, and Material Expression
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform... More
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La Casa Arqueológica
Estudios de caso en la antigüedad
£65.00
Editors:
Juan Garcia Targa and Geiser Gerardo Martín Medina
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360058
Paperback:
248 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3096
Sub Title:
Estudios de caso en la antigüedad
El volumen La Casa Arqueológica: estudios de caso en la antigüedad está compuesto de 18 artículos en los que se lleva a cabo el acercamiento a la realidad... More
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Rock Art in the Landscapes of Motion
Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Congress IFRAO 2018 in Valcamonica, Italy
£56.00
Editors:
Pawel L Polkowski and Frank Förster
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359892
Paperback:
192 pages
BAR number:
S3092
Sub Title:
Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Congress IFRAO 2018 in Valcamonica, Italy
This volume presents a collection of papers focusing on the dynamic relationship between rock art, movement and the surrounding landscape. The contributors... More
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Mesoamerican Codices
Calendrical knowledge and ceremonial practice in Indigenous religion and history
£53.00
Author:
Alessia Frassani
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359670
Paperback:
186 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour. 115 illustrations.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407359670
BAR number:
S3085
Sub Title:
Calendrical knowledge and ceremonial practice in Indigenous religion and history
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital... More
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Commemorating Coal Mining Worldwide
International museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining
£115.00
Author:
Margaret Lindsay Faull
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358123
Paperback:
504 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour. 452 figures.
BAR number:
S3076
Sub Title:
International museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining
This book contains descriptions of 432 coal-mining museums, heritage centres, archives and memorials, and preserved colliery sites in 48 countries in... More
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The Maya and Environmental Stress from Past to Present
Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands
£55.00
Author:
Eva Jobbová
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357287
Paperback:
236 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 8
BAR number:
S3055
Sub Title:
Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands
Both the perceived successes and failures of the Maya are often linked to their relationship with the local environment and their response to episodes of... More
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13th International Council of Archaeozoology Conference, 2018
Archaeological, biological and historical approaches in archaeozoological research
£49.00
Editors:
Evangelia Pişkin
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357843
Paperback:
172 pages
BAR number:
S3028
Sub Title:
Archaeological, biological and historical approaches in archaeozoological research
This volume collects 10 papers presented at the 13th ICAZ International conference comprising of research from wide-ranging geographical and chronological... More
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¡El Yunque se levanta!
Interdisciplinarity and activism at the La Mina petroglyph site
£37.00
Author:
Rhianna C. Rogers, James Schuetz and Rex Cauldwell
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356433
Paperback:
120 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 87 figures and 8 tables.
BAR number:
S3019
Sub Title:
Interdisciplinarity and activism at the La Mina petroglyph site
Archaeologists consider Puerto Rico a key geographical location for categorizing native occupations in the Caribbean. However, lack of funding, minimal... More
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La navegación prehispánica en Mesoamérica
Modelo de conectividad entre la costa del Pacífico y el Altiplano Central (1200-1521 d.C.)
£59.00
Author:
Mariana Favila-Vázquez
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407357461
Paperback:
224 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 5 tables, 183 figures
Sub-series name:
Cultural Studies in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology, 2
BAR number:
S3013
Sub Title:
Modelo de conectividad entre la costa del Pacífico y el Altiplano Central (1200-1521 d.C.)
Este libro es un estudio sobre la navegación prehispánica y los paisajes culturales marítimos en Mesoamérica. La autora presenta un estudio de caso para... More
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Socioeconomic Networks and the Rise of Maya Civilization
The web of complexity at Middle Preclassic Cahal Pech, Belize
£77.00
Author:
Sherman W. Horn III
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357546
Paperback:
348 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 69 tables, 111 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 7
BAR number:
S3009
Sub Title:
The web of complexity at Middle Preclassic Cahal Pech, Belize
This study examines the origins of complex society in the Maya Lowlands during the Middle Preclassic period. Excavations at Cahal Pech - a mid-sized Maya... More
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£61.00
Author:
Alec McLellan
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357560
Paperback:
232 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 29 tables, 118 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 6
BAR number:
S3007
Sub Title:
Two Precolumbian Maya sites in Northern Belize
At Lamanai and Ka’kabish, two Precolumbian Maya centres in north-western Belize, archaeologists have researched the environment, architecture, and long-term... More
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£52.00
Author:
Paula E. Galligani
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Spanish with an English abstract
ISBN:
9781407357300
Paperback:
180 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 25 tables, 128 figures.
BAR number:
S3003
En este libro se presentan y discuten resultados de estudios sobre diagénesis ósea en restos humanos y de mamíferos grandes, recuperados en una región... More
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The Materiality of Remembering
An ethnographic study of the living spaces in a Nahua municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
£49.00
Author:
Julieta Flores-Muñoz
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357034
Paperback:
172 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 86 figures, 12 maps.
BAR number:
S3002
Sub Title:
An ethnographic study of the living spaces in a Nahua municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
Although oral narrations are the way in which history has survived in Mexican indigenous contexts, they have been long disregarded as a valid source of... More
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