The Place of Stone Monuments: Context, Use, and Meaning in Mesoamerica's Preclassic Transition
- ISBN-10
- 0884023648
- ISBN-13
- 9780884023647
- Category
- Indian sculpture
- Pages
- 388
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- John E. Clark, Julia Guernsey, Barbara Arroyo
Description
This volume considers the significance of stone monuments in Preclassic Mesoamerica. By placing sculptures in their cultural, historical, social, political, religious, and cognitive contexts, the seventeen contributors utilize archaeological and art historical methods to understand the origins, growth, and spread of civilization in Middle America.
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