Date of Award

1-1-2020

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Anthropology

Content Description

1 online resource (xxviii, 481 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Robert Rosenswig

Committee Members

Marilyn Masson, Veronica Perez-Rodriguez, Silvia Salgado

Keywords

Costa Rica, Economy, Exchange, Power, Social Complexity, Indians of Central America, Excavations (Archaeology)

Subject Categories

History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

Abstract

Archaeology's focus on long-term transformations in society provides a unique perspective to understand the rise and development of political and economic power and its effects on different groups of society. Comparative archaeological analyses of complex societies have demonstrated that there is a high degree of variability in the expression of such complexity, as well as in the processes that led to its emergence around the world. Within this broader context, this study focuses on intra-site and household economy patterns to gain insight into the sources of political and economic power, and reveal other forms of organization that may differ from top-down norms.

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