Books written by Gary M. Feinman

Ancient Mesoamerica: A Comparison of Change in Three Regions

Frost can be a severe problem for farmers in the fall , winter , and spring . A late spring or early fall frost can interfere with even a one - crop agricultural cycle . The rainy season comes during approximately the same period as in ...
Ancient Mesoamerica: A Comparison of Change in Three Regions

LAKE TEXCOCO B NS ( 3 SIERRA DE LAS CRUCES EKTARLAPA LAKE XOCHIMILCO LAKE CHALCO & D Santley ( 1979 ) . 4.2-4.6 , 4.8 , 4.9 , 4.11 , 4.13 , and 4.14 are from Sanders , Parsons , and Figure 4.1 . Valley of Mexico , showing the survey ...
Origini - XLII: Preistoria e Protostoria delle Civiltà Antiche - Prehistory and Protohistory of Ancient Civilizations

THEMATIC ISSUE: RETHINKING URBANIZATION AND ITS LIVING LANDSCAPES FROM THE INSPIRING PERSPECTIVE OF A GREAT “MAESTRO” Edited by Marcella Frangipane and Linda Manzanilla INTRODUCTION.
Archaeology at the Millennium: A Sourcebook

In this book an internationally distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious agenda for the future.
Population, scale, and the framing of long‐term history: Published in Origini n. XLII/2018. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità...

Over the past 70 years, knowledge of the archaeological past has expanded geometrically, enhanced by new methodologies and evolving frameworks.
Images of the Past

This text emphasizes discoveries that produced major insights into prehistory, with the selected sites acting signposts to the past to help students focus on human developments in prehistory and how archaeologists learn about the past" -- ...
Ancient Oaxaca

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. 2016. ... The Olmec heartland: evolution of ideology. In Regional perspectives on the Olmec, ed. ... Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, 8th ed. London: Thames and Hudson.
Pathways to Power: New Perspectives on the Emergence of Social Inequality

In a follow-up to their 1995 book Foundations of Social Inequality, the Editors of this volume have compiled a new and comprehensive group of studies concerning these central questions.
Archaeological Perspectives on Political Economies

The volume reinvigorates the archaeological investigation of preindustrial economies, offering both new theoretical perspectives and new empirical foundations.
The Archaeology of Environmental Change: Socionatural Legacies of Degradation and Resilience

Colonizing a Landscape : Water and Wetlands in Ancient Mesoamerica . In The Political Economy of Ancient Mesoamerica : Transformations during the Formative and Classic Periods , ed . V. L. Scarborough and J. Clark , 163–174 .
Cultural Evolution: Contemporary Viewpoints

1,1973, TheUse ofLand and Water Resources in the Pastand PresentValley ofOaxaca, Mexico, by A.VT. Kirkby. Vol. ... Vol.9,1989, Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, by D. C. Hodges. Vol.
Archaeology at the Millennium: A Sourcebook

In Specialization, Exchange, and Complex Societies, edited by E. Brumfiel and T. Earle, pp. 1–9. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Brumfiel, E. and Earle, T. (editors), 1987b, Specialization, Exchange, and Complex Societies.
Images of the Past

This well illustrated, full-color, site-by-site survey of prehistory captures the popular interest, excitement, and visual splendor of archaeology as it provides insight into the research, interpretations, and theoretical themes in...
The Archaeology of Environmental Change: Socionatural Legacies of Degradation and Resilience

In this book, case studies from a wide range of times and places reveal how archaeology can contribute to a better understanding of humans' relation to the environment.
Cultural Evolution: Contemporary Viewpoints

1967 Review of J. Paddock ( editor ) , 1966 , Ancient Oaxaca : Discoveries in Mexican Archeology and History . ... 8 , 1987 , Chipped Stone Tools in Formative Oaxaca , Mexico : Their Procurement , Production , and Use , by W. J. Parry .
Images of the Past

An introduction to prehistoric archaeology with a different approach from most texts.
Images of the Past: Instructor's Manual

Images of the Past: Instructor's Manual
The Archaeology of Environmental Change: Socionatural Legacies of Degradation and Resilience

In this book, a diverse collection of case studies reveal how archaeology can contribute to a better understanding of humans' relation to the environment.
Foundations of Social Inequality

... British Columbia Plateau: Stl'atl'imx Resource use (B. Hayden, ed.), University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, pp. 3–46. Hayden, B., 1992b, Conclusions: Ecology and Complex Hunter/Gatherers, in:A Complex Culture of the British ...
Origins, Foundations, Sustainability and Trip Lines of Good Governance: Archaeological and Historical Considerations

... religion, shared by the majority of the population, prevented excessive accumulation of wealth and slowed down the emergence of economic elites, strengthening social cohesion. The social and economic structure of the colonies was ...