The archaeology of regional interaction : religion, warfare, and exchange across the American Southwest and beyond ; proceedings of the 1996 Southwest Symposium ["Regional Interaction in the Prehistoric Southwest"

This book surpasses most regional studies, which often consider only settlement patterns or exchange, and investigates other forms of interaction such as intermarriage and the spread of religious practices. The authors focus especially on understanding the social processes that underlie archaeological evidence of interaction. The essays in this volume examine what regional systems involve, in terms of political and economic relations, and how they can be identified. How And Why Did Styles, Materials, Conflicts, And Religious Ideas Spread Across Prehistoric Landscapes? The Archaeology Of Regional Interaction Investigates These Questions, Using The Rich Resource Of The American Southwest And Covering Periods From The Folsom To The Nineteenth Century. Editor Michelle Hegmon Has Compiled Superbly Researched Essays Into A Comprehensive Examination Of Regional Interaction That Has Proved Itself A Pivotal Archaeological Text. The Archaeology Of Regional Interaction Surpasses Most Regional Studies, Which Only Focus On Settlement Patterns Or Exchange, And Considers Other Forms Of Interaction, Such As Intermarriage And The Spread Of Religious Practices. Contributors Focus Especially On Understanding The Social Processes That Underlie Archaeological Evidence Of Interaction. The Essays In This Volume Examine What Regional Systems Involve, In Terms Of Political And Economic Relations, And How They Can Be Identified. One Essay By Steven Leblanc Provides A Sweeping Analysis Of Conflict, A Form Of Regional Interaction That Has Received Relatively Little Attention In The Southwest Until Recently. A Series Of Chapters Devoted To Expanding The Coverage Beyond The Borders Of The Traditional Southwest Examines The Surrounding Areas, Including Nevada And Utah, Northern Mexico, And The Plains. The Volume Also Provides A Unique Treatment Of Religion—including Manifestations Such As Flower World Iconography, Medicine Societies, And Ceremonial Textiles—as A Form Of Regional Interrelation.-- 1. Changing Perceptions Of Regional Interaction In The Prehistoric Southwest / Michelle Hegmon, Kelley Hays-gilpin And Randall H. Mcguire, Alison E. Rautman, Sarah H. Schlanger -- 2. What Is A Regional System? Issues Of Scale And Interaction In The Prehistoric Southwest / Jill E. Neitzel -- 3. Regional Interaction And Warfare In The Late Prehistoric Southwest / Steven A. Leblanc -- 4. Scale, Interaction, And Regional Analysis In Late Pueblo Prehistory / Andrew I. Duff -- 5. Regional Interactions And Regional Systems In The Protohistoric Rio Grande / Winifred Creamer -- 6. Regional Approaches With Unbounded Systems: The Record Of Folsom Land Use In New Mexico And West Texas / Daniel S. Amick -- 7. Theorizing The Political Economy Of Southwestern Exchange / Dean J. Saitta -- 8. Networks Of Shell Ornament Exchange: A Critical Assessment Of Prestige Economies In The North American Southwest / Ronna J. Bradley -- 9. Exchanges, Assumptions, And Mortuary Goods In Pre-paquime Chihuahua, Mexico / John E. Douglas -- 10. Pottery, Food, Hides, And Women: Labor, Production, And Exchange Across The Protohistoric Plains-pueblo Frontier / Judith A. Habicht-mauche -- 11. Scale, Innovation, And Change In The Desert West: A Macroregional Approach / Steadman Upham -- 12. Life At The Edge: Pueblo Settlements In Southern Nevada / Margaret M. Lyncis -- 13. Fremont Farmers: The Search For Context / Richard K. Talbot -- 14. Prehistoric Movements Of Northern Uto-aztecan Peoples Along The Northwestern Edge Of The Southwest: Impact On Southwestern Populations / Mark Q. Sutton -- 15. Aggregation, Warfare, And The Spread Of The Mesoamerican Tradition / Ben A. Nelson -- 16. Katsinas And Kiva Abandonment At Homol'ovi: A Deposit-oriented Perspective On Religion In Southwest Prehistory / William H. Walker, Vincent M. Lamotta And E. Charles Adams -- 17. Navajo Ritual Histories, Organization, And Architecture: Implications For Archaeology / David M. Brugge, Dennis Gilpin -- 18. Cultural Collapse And Reorganization: Origin And Spread Of Pueblo Ritual Sodalities / John A. Ware, Eric Blinman -- 19. The Flower World In Prehistoric Southwest Material Culture / Kelley Hays-gilpin, Jane H. Hill -- 20. Outward And Visible Signs: Textiles In Ceremonial Contexts / Lynn S. Teague. Edited By Michelle Hegmon. Includes Bibliographical References. Machine generated contents note: PART 1: REGIONAL ISSUES AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS 2. WHAT IS A REGIONAL SYSTEM? ISSUES OF SCALE AND INTERAC- TION IN THE PREHISTORIC SOUTHWEST Jill E. Neitzel 3. REGIONAL INTERACTION AND WARFARE IN THE LATE PREHIS- TORIC SOUTHWEST Steven A. LeBlanc 4. SCALE, INTERACTION, AND REGIONAL ANALYSIS IN LATE PUEBLO PREHISTORY Andrew I Duff 5. REGIONAL INTERACTIONS AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE PROTOHISTORIC RIO GRANDE Winifred Creamer 6. REGIONAL APPROACHES WITH UNBOUNDED SYSTEMS: THE RECORD OF FOLSOM LAND USE IN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS Daniel S. Amick PART 2: INTERREGIONAL ECONOMIES AND EXCHANGE 7. THEORIZING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOUTHWESTERN EX- CHANGE Dean J Saitta 8. NETWORKS OF SHELL ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: A CRTICAL AS- SESSMENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMIES IN THE NORTH AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Ronna J. Bradley 9. EXCHANGES, ASSUMPTIONS, AND MORTUARY GOODS IN PRE- PAQUIME CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO John E. Douglas v 10. POTTERY, FOOD, HIDES, AND WOMEN: LABOR, PRODUCTION, AND EXCHANGE ACROSS THE PROTOHISTORIC PLAINS-PUEBLO FRONTIER Judith A. Habicht-Mauche PART 3: BEYOND THE BORDERS OF THE TRADITIONAL SOUTHWEST 11. SCALE, INNOVATION, AND CHANGE IN THE DESERT WEST: A MACROREGIONAL APPROACH Steadman Upham 12. LIFE AT THE EDGE: PUEBLO SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTHERN NE- VADA Margaret M. Lyneis 13. FREMONT FARMERS: THE SEARCH FOR CONTEXT Richard K. Talbot 14. PREHISTORIC MOVEMENTS OF NORTHERN UTO-AZTECAN PEOPLES ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SOUTH- WEST: IMPACT ON SOUTHWESTERN POPULATIONS Mark Q. Sutton 15. AGGREGATION, WARFARE, AND THE SPREAD OF THE MESOAMERICAN TRADITION Ben A. Nelson PART 4: THE SPREAD OF RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS 16. KATSINAS AND KjVA ABANDONMENT AT HOMOL'OVI: A DE- POSIT-ORIENTED PERSPECTIVE ON RELIGION IN SOUTHWEST PREHISTORY William H. Walker, VincentM LaMotta, E. CharlesAdams 17. NAVAJO RITUAL HISTORIES, ORGANIZATION, AND ARCHITEC- TURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY David M. Brugge, Dennis Gilpin 18. CULTURAL COLLAPSE AND REORGANIZATION: ORIGIN AND SPREAD OF PUEBLO RITUAL SODALITIES John A. Ware, Eric Blinman 19. THE FLOWER WORLD IN PREHISTORIC SOUTHWEST MATE- RIAL CULTURE Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Jane H. Hill 20. OUTWARD AND VISIBLE SIGNS: TEXTILES IN CEREMONIAL CONTEXTS Lynn S. Teague INDEX. How and why did styles, materials, conflicts, and religious ideas spread across prehistoric landscapes? The Archaeology of Regional Interaction investigates these issues, using the rich resource of the American Southwest and covering periods from the Folsom to the nineteenth century. Editor Michelle Hegmon has compiled superbly researched essays -- originally presented at the 1996 Southwest Symposium in Arizona -- into a comprehensive examination of regional interaction.The Archaeology of Regional Interaction surpasses most regional studies, which only focus on settlement patterns or exchange, and considers other forms of interaction such as intermarriage and the spread of religious practices. The authors focus especially on understanding the social processes that underlie archaeological evidence of interaction. The essays in this volume examine what regional systems involve, in terms of political and economic relations, and how they can be identified. One essay by Steven Leblanc provides a sweeping analysis of conflict, a form of regional interaction that has received relatively little attention in the Southwest. A series of chapters devoted to expanding the coverage beyond the borders of the traditional Southwest examines the surrounding areas, including Nevada and Utah, northern Mexico, and the Plains. The volume also provides a unique treatment of religion -- including manifestations such as Flower World Iconography, Medicine Societies, and ceremonial textiles -- as a form of regional interaction.