Ancient Road Networks and Settlement Hierarchies in the New World
Ancient Road Networks and Settlement Hierarchies in the New World

Author: Charles D. Trombold

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-11-28

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0521383374

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The presence of ancient road networks in the New World is a puzzle, because they predate the use of wheeled transport vehicles. But whatever their diverse functions may have been, they remain the only tangible indication of how extinct American societies were regionally organised. Contributors to this volume, originally published in 1991, describe past studies of prehispanic roads in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, paying special attention to their significance for economic and political organisation, as well as regional communication.

The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires
The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires

Author: Tamara L. Bray

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-05-28

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0306482460

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This volume examines the commensal politics of early states and empires and offers a comparative perspective on how food and feasting have figured in the political calculus of archaic states in both the Old and New Worlds. It provides a cross-cultural and comparative analysis for scholars and graduate students concerned with the archaeology of complex societies, the anthropology of food and feasting, ancient statecraft, archaeological approaches to micro-political processes, and the social interpretation of prehistoric pottery.