Kenneth G Hirth (62 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 451-476 pages with maps, chart, tables and cited references. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Current Anthropology Volume 39, Volume 4 complete issue. First edition. Archaeologists working in Mesoamerica have long recognized the importance and antiquity of marketplaces and market exchange in the organization and integration of pre‐Hispanic society. Most approaches currently employed have, however, had difficulty in identifying pre‐Hispanic marketplaces using material remains. This study introduces a new way to identify marketplace exchange based on the composition of domestic assemblages and how they are affected by market‐based provisioning strategies. It identifies three distinguishing features of marketplace exchange: that households provision themselves independently of one another, that exchanges are concentrated in a centralized locale, and that economic interaction takes place without regard to social rank. The distribution of imported ceramics and locally produced obsidian tools in domestic contexts at the archaeological site of Xochicalco, Mexico, is compared with the expectations for marketplace exchange. The study concludes that marketplace exchange was an important feature of economic activity at Xochicalco between A.D. 650 and 900 and illustrates the potential value of the distributional approach for identifying prehistoric economic behavior in the archaeological record. Condition: Edge wear, spine head bumped and rubbed, corners bumped, rubbed and creased else very good.…

Condition: New. This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation. Editor(s): Andrews, Bradford; Hirth, Kenneth G. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 435. . 2002. Paperback. . . . .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, stated. The book is square and unmarked; bottom corners and tail of spine bumped; foxing to the fore page edges. No dust jacket, possibly as issued; Mylar protected.

Condition: New. This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation. Editor(s): Andrews, Bradford; Hirth, Kenneth G. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 435. . 2002. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Orange cloth, mylar cover, 338 pp., maps, charts, diagrams. A collection of 13 scholarly essays about the commerce systems at place in ancient Mexico and Guatemala.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Text clean and tight; no dust jacket; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1993. Mesoamerica, Native Americans. CRC Press, 296p., very good - to near fine bright red boards. 11/23.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World examines the structure, scale, and complexity of economic systems in the pre-Hispanic Americas, with a focus on the central highlands of Mexico, the Maya Lowlands, and the central Andes. Civilization in each region was characterized by complex political and religious institutions, highly skilled craft production, and the long-distance movement of finished goods. Scholars have long focused on the differences in economic organization between these civilizations. Societies in the Mexican highlands are recognized as having a highly commercial economy centered around one of the world's most complex market systems; those of the Maya region are characterized as having reciprocal exchange networks and periodic marketplaces that supplemented the dominant role of the palace; and those of the central Andes are recognized as having multiple forms of resource distribution, including household-to-household reciprocity, barter, environmental complementarity, and limited market exchange. Essays in this volume examine various dimensions of these ancient economies, including the presence of marketplaces, the operation of merchants (and other individuals) who exchanged and moved goods across space, the role of artisans who produced goods as part of their livelihood, and the trade and distribution networks through which goods were bought, sold, and exchanged. Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World investigates the complex structure of economic systems in the pre-Hispanic Americas, with a focus on the central highlands of Mexico, the Maya Lowlands, and the central Andes. Essays examine the use of marketplaces, the role of merchants and artisans, and the operation of trade networks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Condition: New. Editor(s): Hirth, Kenneth G.; Pillsbury, Joanne. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 472 pages, 52 color photos, 17 color illustrations; 15 halftones; 96 line illustrations, 2 maps; 26. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1592. . 2013. Hardcover. . . . .…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Signature of Garth Bawden, UNM Director of Anthropology.

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Condition: New. pp. vii + 472 17 Illus. (Col.), 2 Maps.

Condition: New. . 2020. Hardcover. . . . .