Material relations : the marriage figurines of prehispanic Honduras /

Material relations : the marriage figurines of prehispanic Honduras /

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"Focusing on marriage figurines--double human figurines that represent relations formed through social alliances--Hendon, Joyce, and Lopiparo examine the material relations created in Honduras between AD 500 and 1000, a period of time when a network of social houses linked settlements of a vari...

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Main Author: Hendon, Julia A. (Julia Ann)
Other Authors: Joyce, Rosemary A., 1956-, Lopiparo, Jeanne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2014]
Subjects:
Indians of Central America > Honduras > Antiquities.
Indians of Central America > Honduras > Rites and ceremonies.
Indians of Central America > Social networks > Honduras.
Marriage > Honduras > History > To 1500.
Figurines > Honduras > History > To 1500.
Material culture > Honduras > History > To 1500.
Community life > Honduras > History > To 1500.
Social archaeology > Honduras.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Honduras.
Honduras > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Working with Clay : Honduran Figurine Traditions
  • Chapter 2. Copán : Making Kin
  • Chapter 3. Tenampua : Conflict and Competition
  • Chapter 4. Campo Dos : Wealth and Influence
  • Chapter 5. Currusté : Family and Ancestors
  • Chapter 6. Travesia : Difference and Identity
  • Chapter 7. Cerro Palenque : Hosting and Power
  • Epilogue.

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