Abundance : the archaeology of plentitude /

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Imprint:	Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Social archaeology -- Case studies. Material culture -- Case studies. Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects -- History -- Case studies. Economic anthropology -- Case studies. Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects. Economic anthropology. Material culture. Social archaeology. Case studies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13583936

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Other authors / contributors:	Smith, Monica L., editor.
ISBN:	9781607325949 1607325942 9781607325932 1607325934 9781646421251
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Using case studies from around the globe and multiple time periods, Smith makes the case that abundance provides an essential explanatory perspective on ancient peoples' choices and activities. Focusing on plentitude enables the understanding of cohesive behaviors that were equally important for the development of social complexity"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: 9781607325932 1607325934

Table of Contents:

The archaeology of abundance / Monica L. Smith
Rethinking the impact of abundance on the rhythm of bison hunter societies / María Nieves Zedeño
Abundance in the archaic : a dwelling perspective / Christopher R. Moore and Christopher W. Schmidt
Water, wind, breath : seeking abundance in the northern American Southwest / Mark D. Varien, James M. Potter, and Tito E. Naranjo
Abundance in the ancient Maya village of Ceren / Payson Sheets
Savanna products and resource abundance : asking the right questions about ancient Maya trade and urbanism / Traci Ardren
Abundant exotics and cavalier crafting : obsidian use and emerging complexity in the northern Lake Titicaca Basin / Elizabeth Klarich, Abigail Levine, and Carol Schultze
Coping with abundance : the challenges of a good thing / Katheryn C. Twiss and Amy Bogaard
Pottery : abundance, agency, and choice / Justin St. P. Walsh
"Excessive economies" and the logics of abundance : genealogies of wealth, labor, and social power in pre-colonial Senegal / François G. Richard
Production, distribution, and aesthetics : abundance and Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhen, 1350-1800 A.D. / Stacey Pierson.

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