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The Bioarchaeology of Space and Place - Ideology, Power, and Meaning in Maya Mortuary Contexts (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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The Bioarchaeology of Space and Place - Ideology, Power, and Meaning in Maya Mortuary Contexts (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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The Bioarchaeology of Space and Place investigates variations in
social identity among the ancient Maya by focusing on individuals
and small groups identified archaeologically by their inclusion in
specific, discrete mortuary contexts or by unusual mortuary
treatments. Utilizing archaeological, biological and taphonomic
data from these contexts, the studies employ a variety of
methodological approaches to reconstruct aspects of individuals'
life-course and mortuary pathways. Following this, specific
mortuary behaviors are discussed in relation to their local or
regional cultural setting using relevant archaeological,
ethnohistoric, and/or ethnographic data in an effort to interpret
their meaning within the broader social, political and economic
contexts in which they were carried out. This volume covers a
number of topics that are currently being debated in Maya
archaeology, including identification and discussion of the role
and extent of human sacrifice in Maya culture, the use of ancestors
for maintaining political power, the mortuary use of caves by both
elites and non-elites, ethnic distinctions within urban areas and
the extent of movement of people between communities. Importantly,
the papers in this volume attempt to test and move beyond static,
dichotic categories that are often employed in mortuary studies in
an effort to better understand the complex ways in which the Maya
conceptualized and manipulated social identity. This type of
nuanced case-study approach that incorporates historical,
archaeological and theoretical contextualization is becoming
increasingly important in the field of bioarchaeology, providing
valuable sources of data where small, diverse samples impede
populational approaches.
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