abstract: Archaeologists have long contended that large-scale human migrations played an essential role in the cultural development of pre-Hispanic central Mexico. During the Epiclassic period (600-900 CE), migration is implicated in the appearance of new forms of material culture, sociopolitical disruptions, and the emergence of new regional polities. Sweeping social changes accompanied these developments, including demographic reorganization and increased levels of violence. Research across the social sciences finds that violence directed at individuals perceived as categorically distinct also typically increases during such periods of socio-political upheaval. This dissertation investigates identity-based violence in the Epiclassic Basin...
Analysis of human remains in the Greater Southwest offers important insights into mechanisms underly...
The principal goal of this research is to elucidate the relationship between ancient Maya social org...
s tudents of ancient Mexican religion have long rec- ognized that the offering of human blood to god...
My dissertation research explores the relationship between human sacrifice and power by examining th...
Bibliography: pages [101]-107.In this thesis, I will examine the role of Maya religion, evidence for...
"The Aztec practice of human sacrifice is one of the most sensationalized and bloody cases of mass k...
Persistent interethnic violence has affected some global regions for centuries. Recent research reve...
Teotihuacan was a sprawling urban center that came to rule an eponymous expansive polity in the cent...
For decades, archaeologists have researched the fascinating finds of Aztec sacrifice. Evidence of th...
This thesis focuses primarily on hypotheses about the causes, extent, and nature of Ancestral Pueblo...
In this dissertation, I investigate the role of household ritual in the development of complex socie...
Previous researchers have established the Point of Pines region as a zone of interaction between mul...
In this dissertation, I consider a theoretically driven methodological approach to the study of ritu...
Objectives: This research work seeks to achieve a better understanding of the experience associated ...
At the prehistoric site of Paquimé in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, violence has been linked to th...
Analysis of human remains in the Greater Southwest offers important insights into mechanisms underly...
The principal goal of this research is to elucidate the relationship between ancient Maya social org...
s tudents of ancient Mexican religion have long rec- ognized that the offering of human blood to god...
My dissertation research explores the relationship between human sacrifice and power by examining th...
Bibliography: pages [101]-107.In this thesis, I will examine the role of Maya religion, evidence for...
"The Aztec practice of human sacrifice is one of the most sensationalized and bloody cases of mass k...
Persistent interethnic violence has affected some global regions for centuries. Recent research reve...
Teotihuacan was a sprawling urban center that came to rule an eponymous expansive polity in the cent...
For decades, archaeologists have researched the fascinating finds of Aztec sacrifice. Evidence of th...
This thesis focuses primarily on hypotheses about the causes, extent, and nature of Ancestral Pueblo...
In this dissertation, I investigate the role of household ritual in the development of complex socie...
Previous researchers have established the Point of Pines region as a zone of interaction between mul...
In this dissertation, I consider a theoretically driven methodological approach to the study of ritu...
Objectives: This research work seeks to achieve a better understanding of the experience associated ...
At the prehistoric site of Paquimé in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, violence has been linked to th...
Analysis of human remains in the Greater Southwest offers important insights into mechanisms underly...
The principal goal of this research is to elucidate the relationship between ancient Maya social org...
s tudents of ancient Mexican religion have long rec- ognized that the offering of human blood to god...