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Chacs and Chiefs
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Sharp analyzes the T, step-fret, and composite mask motifs of the Epiclassic period, and relates these architectural motifs to the ideological and political ...
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The Origins of the Chavín Culture
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Kano considers the archaeological materials from the pre-Chavín cultures and the relationship between these early cultures and Chavín, and traces the changes ...
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Letters from the Ancients of Water (Huarochirí, Peru)
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Frank Salomon shows that the ontological world described in the 17th-century Huarochirí manuscript lives on in descendent Andean communities of our day.
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2023 Summer Workshop: Missionary Manuscripts in Mesoamerican Languages
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June 5–16, 2023 | Princeton University Library, Dumbarton Oaks, and Library of Congress
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Rulers from the West: Teotihuacan in Maya History and Politics
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David Stuart discusses recent advances in understanding the complex relationship between the Classic period center of Teotihuacan in Central Mexico and the ...
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Enlivening the Textiles of Paracas
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Ann Peters unravels the living history behind textiles in mortuary bundles at Paracas
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Treasuring Lake Titicaca
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Annick Benavides traces the connections between the Virgin of Copacabana and the Carabuco Cross in the colonial period
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Finding Agency in Captivity
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Christina Halperin considers the lives of women and other lower-status captives and/or slaves in the ancient Maya region
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Labor and Building a Maya Palace
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Jacob Welch uncovers ancient Maya labor relations in a palace at Ucanha
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Changing Climates, Changing Histories: Perspectives from the Humanities
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This symposium brings together scholars to discuss human-induced climate change in the past from the perspective of the humanities.
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