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17 Greater Nicoya through the Looking-Glass
Merging Culture History with Social Theory
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- 1 Introduction 3
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Part I Redefining Greater Nicoya
- 2 Contact-Era Pacific Nicaragua Indigenous Groups and Their Origins 23
- 3 Indigenous Peoples of Pacific Nicaragua and Nicoya in the Sixteenth Century 47
- 4 A Critical Reevaluation of Pacific Nicaragua’s Late Period Chronology 67
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Part 2 Projects and Surveys
- 5 The Managua Metropolitan Project 105
- 6 Twenty Years of Nicaraguan Archaeology 125
- 7 The Development of Social Complexity in the Rivas Region, Pacific Nicaragua 162
- 8 Social Practices at La Cascabel, A Village on Culebra Bay, ad 800–1550 193
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Part 3 Ceramics and Stone
- 9 Polychrome Potting Traditions of Pacific Nicaragua, ad 800–1300 215
- 10 Ceramic Economy and Communities of Practice in Granada and Rivas, ad 1–1300 261
- 11 Exploring Technological Modifications 312
- 12 A Century in Stone 331
- 13 The Development of Nicaraguan Rock Art Research 368
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Part 4 Mortuary Practices in Greater Nicoya
- 14 Raising the Dead 395
- 15 Osteoarchaeological Markers of Health and Identity at the Site of El Rayo, Nicaragua, ad 550–1200 433
- 16 Human Bone Artifacts 469
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Part 5 Conclusion
- 17 Greater Nicoya through the Looking-Glass 505
- Index 533
- Contributors 549
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- 1 Introduction 3
-
Part I Redefining Greater Nicoya
- 2 Contact-Era Pacific Nicaragua Indigenous Groups and Their Origins 23
- 3 Indigenous Peoples of Pacific Nicaragua and Nicoya in the Sixteenth Century 47
- 4 A Critical Reevaluation of Pacific Nicaragua’s Late Period Chronology 67
-
Part 2 Projects and Surveys
- 5 The Managua Metropolitan Project 105
- 6 Twenty Years of Nicaraguan Archaeology 125
- 7 The Development of Social Complexity in the Rivas Region, Pacific Nicaragua 162
- 8 Social Practices at La Cascabel, A Village on Culebra Bay, ad 800–1550 193
-
Part 3 Ceramics and Stone
- 9 Polychrome Potting Traditions of Pacific Nicaragua, ad 800–1300 215
- 10 Ceramic Economy and Communities of Practice in Granada and Rivas, ad 1–1300 261
- 11 Exploring Technological Modifications 312
- 12 A Century in Stone 331
- 13 The Development of Nicaraguan Rock Art Research 368
-
Part 4 Mortuary Practices in Greater Nicoya
- 14 Raising the Dead 395
- 15 Osteoarchaeological Markers of Health and Identity at the Site of El Rayo, Nicaragua, ad 550–1200 433
- 16 Human Bone Artifacts 469
-
Part 5 Conclusion
- 17 Greater Nicoya through the Looking-Glass 505
- Index 533
- Contributors 549