Books written by Joyce Marcus

Monte Albán

Monaghan, John D., y Jeffrey H. Cohen, (2000) “Thirty years of Oaxacan ethnography”, Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians, vol. 6, editado por John D. Monaghan, University of Texas Press, Austin, 2000, pp. 150178. Munro ...
Excavations at Cerro Azul, Peru: The Architecture and Pottery

This volume is the final site report on the architecture and pottery of Late Intermediate Cerro Azul.
The Flocks of the Wamani: A Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru

Barnett, Gene 1983 Comment on Bray and Dollery's “Coca chewing and high-altitude stress; A spurious correlation.” Current Anthropology 24 (3);275. Beals, Ralph L 1970 Gifting, reciprocity, savings, and credit in peasant Oaxaca.
Zapotec Monuments and Political History

Estudios de Cultura Maya 6:223–241. ... Civilización de las diferentes tribus que habitaron el territorio hoy mexicano en la antigüedad. ... Idiomas del estado de Oaxaca: investigaciones sobre la lengua chatina.
Debating Oaxaca Archaeology

The essays in this collection examine a variety of topics within Oaxacan archaeology, from settlement and land use to scale and complexity. They are based on papers presented at the...
Andean Civilization: A Tribute to Michael E. Moseley

In Approaches to the Historical Archaeology of Mexico, Central and South America, edited by Janine Gasco, G. Smith, and Patricia Fournier-García, pp. 167– 175. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles.
Early Formative Pottery of the Valley of Oaxaca

Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, by Denise C. Hodges. Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, No. 22. 1989. Volume 10 Early Formative Pottery of the Valley of ...
Excavations at San José Mogote 1: The Household Archaeology

1989 Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Memoirs no. 22, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. Hole, Frank 1986 Chipped-stone tools. In Guilá Naquitz: Archaic ...
Women's Ritual in Formative Oaxaca: Figurine-making, Divination, Death, and the Ancestors

Volume 9 Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, by Denise C. Hodges. Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, No. 22. 1989. Volume 10 Early Formative Pottery of the ...
The Creation of Inequality

Flannery and Marcus demonstrate that the rise of inequality was not simply the result of population increase, food surplus, or the accumulation of valuables but resulted from conscious manipulation of the unique social logic that lies at ...
Excavations at Cerro Azul, Peru: The Architecture and Pottery

Cerro Azul seen from the north, showing the relationship of the bay, Cerro Camacho, Cerro del Fraile, Cerro Centinela, and the Late Intermediate archaeological site. Enhanced version of aerial photo from Johnson (1930:Fig. 103).
Late Intermediate Occupation at Cerro Azul, Perú: A Preliminary Report

Sea cliffs below the lighthouse at Cerro Azul . . . 1. 2. 3. 7. Coastal habitats at Cerro Azul . ... Some of the larger fish whose remains appear in Late Intermediate refuse at Cerro Azul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some of the ...
Coastal Ecosystems and Economic Strategies at Cerro Azul, Peru: The Study of a Late Intermediate Kingdom

Cerro Azul's nobles imported Choromytilus chorus to use as a cosmetic pigment palette. Plate III. The embudo, or funnel, from a crayfish trap. Plate IV. The burrowing of Callianassa islagrande has a profound effect on sandy beach ...
Late Intermediate Occupation at Cerro Azul, Perú: A Preliminary Report

It was one of several communities that belonged to the region of Huarco before falling to the Inca. This volume is the preliminary report of an interdisciplinary project carried out at the site from 1982 to 1986.
The Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire

In The Creation of Inequality, Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus demonstrate that this development was not simply the result of population increase, food surplus, or the accumulation of valuables.
Excavations at San José Mogote 2: The Cognitive Archaeology

Volume 8 Chipped Stone Tools in Formative Oaxaca, Mexico: Their Procurement, Production and Use, by William J. Parry. Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, No. 20. 1987.
Archaic States

One of the most challenging problems facing contemporary archaeology concerns the operation and diversity of ancient states. This volume addresses how ancient states were structured and how they operated, an...