Central American Archaeology Books

New and Published Books

1. Ancient Alterity in the Andes

   A Recognition of Others

   By George F. Lau

   Ancient Alterity in the Andes is the first major treatment on ancient alterity: how people in the past regarded others. At least since the 1970s, alterity has been an influential concept in different fields, from art history, psychology and philosophy, to linguistics and ethnography. Having gained...

   Published October 23rd 2012 by Routledge
2. An Archaeology of the Cosmos

   Rethinking Agency and Religion in Ancient America

   By Timothy R. Pauketat

   An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
3. Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America

   An Encyclopedia

   Edited by Susan Toby Evans, David Webster

   This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area.In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their...

   Published November 18th 2009 by Routledge