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Books by David Carballo






Teotihuacan
The World Beyond the City (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by David M. Carballo, Kenneth G. Hirth, Barbara Arroyo
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-467-5, ISBN: 0-88402-467-9

"Teotihuacan was a city of major importance in the Americas between 1 and 550 CE. As one of only two cities in the New World with a population over one hundred thousand, it developed a network of influence that stretched across Mesoamerica. The size of its urban core, the scale of its monumental architecture, and its singular apartment compounds made Teotihuacan unique among Mesoamerica’s urban state societies.Teotihuacan: The World Beyo ..."






Obsidian Reflections(1st Edition)
Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian in Mesoamerica
by David M. Carballo, Marc Levine, Carballo/Levine
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2014 by University Press Of Colorado
ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-300-6, ISBN: 1-60732-300-1

"Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, "Obsidian Reflections" is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensionsparticularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems.Exploring the materiality of this volcanic glass rather than only its functionality, this book considers the interplay among people, obsidian, and meaning and h ..."






Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico(1st Edition)
(Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States)
by David M. Carballo
Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-025106-2, ISBN: 0-19-025106-9

"Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico examines the ways in which urbanization and religion intersected in pre-Columbian central Mexico, with a primary focus on the later Formative period and the transition to the Classic period. The major societal transformations of this interval occurred approximately two-thousand years ago and over a millennium before Mexico's best known early civilization, the Aztecs. David M. Carballo ..."






Obsidian and the Teotihuacan State
Weaponry and Ritual Production at the Moon Pyramid =: La Obsidiana y El Estado Teotihuacano: La Producción Militar ... de La Luna (English and Spanish Edition)
by David M. Carballo, Alexander J. Martín
Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2011 by Center For Comparative Archaeology
ISBN-13: 978-1-877812-89-7, ISBN: 1-877812-89-7

"Material. Frequencies. A strong similarity also exists between Deposits 1 and 2 in their relative proportions of gray and green obsidian. Deposit 1 is comprised of 61 percent gray and 38 percent green obsidian; Deposit 2 is comprised of 59 percent gray and 40 percent green obsidian. In contrast, Deposit 3 is comprised of 45 percent gray and 53 percent green obsidCapitulo 5 Después de estudiar la reproducción lítica, el análisis tec ..."






Collision of Worlds
A Deep History of the Fall of Aztec Mexico and the Forging of New Spain (Hardback)
by David M. Carballo
Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2020 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-086435-4, ISBN: 0-19-086435-4

""Mexico of five centuries ago was witness to one of the most momentous encounters between human societies, when a group of Spaniards led by Hernando Cortés joined forces with tens of thousands of Mesoamerican allies to topple the mighty ..."






Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States Ser.
Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico
by David M. Carballo
Paperback, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-088233-4, ISBN: 0-19-088233-6






Cooperation and Collective Action
Archaeological Perspectives
by David M. Carballo
Hardcover, 364 Pages, Published 2013 by University Press Of Colorado
ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-197-2, ISBN: 1-60732-197-1

""[Cooperation research] is one of the busiest and most exciting areas of transdisciplinary science right now, linking evolution, ecology and social science. . . this is the first major work or collection to address linkages between archaeology and cooperation research." -Michael E. Smith, Arizona State UniversityPast archaeological literature on cooperation theory has emphasized competition's role in cultural evolution. As a result, bot ..."






Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Joanne Pillsbury, Dmitri Beliaev, Brigitte Kovacevich, Enrique Mayer, Charles Stanish, Alexandre Tokovinine, Kenneth G. Hirth, Richard E. Blanton, Richard L. Burger, Gerardo Gutiérrez, Lawrence S. Coben, Paul S. Goldstein, David M. Carballo, Tom D. Dillehay, David A. Freidel, Barry L. Isaac, Patricia A. Mcanany, Axel E. Nielsen, John R. Topic, Marilyn A. Masson, Deborah L. Nichols, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2013 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-386-9, ISBN: 0-88402-386-9

""Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World" examines the structure, scale, and complexity of economic systems in the pre-Hispanic Americas, with a focus on the central highlands of Mexico, the Maya Lowlands, and the central Andes. Civilization in each region was characterized by complex political and religious institutions, highly skilled craft production, and the long-distance movement of finished goods. Scholars have ..."






Smithsonian America
The Atlas
by Roy, Keidrick, Carballo, David M., Confer, Clarissa W., Mendoza, Celso Armando, Chandler, Jon, Venit Shelton, Tamara, Railton, Ben, Stauffer, John
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2023 by Thunder Bay Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-64517-842-2, ISBN: 1-64517-842-0

"A depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps old and new."






Cooperation and Collective Action
Archaeological Perspectives
by David M. Carballo
364 Pages, Published 2012 by University Press Of Colorado
ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-208-5, ISBN: 1-60732-208-0

"Scott MacEachern (2005) has noted that the relatively stable climate of AD 300– 1100 was followed by environmental fluctuations starting in the twelfth century. Political conditions in this era also fluctuated, with both centralized states and smaller entitles interacting in a dynamic and complex fashion that included “ decreases as well as increases in degree of social hierarchy and political centralization” (MacEachern 2005:452). A ..."






Collision of Worlds
A Deep History of the Fall of Aztec Mexico and the Forging of New Spain
by Carballo, David M.
Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2022 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-766145-1, ISBN: 0-19-766145-9






Collective Action and the Reframing of Early Mesoamerica
(Hardcover)
by David M. Carballo , Gary M. Feinman
Hardcover, Published 2024 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-00-947602-7, ISBN: 1-00-947602-5






Collective Action and the Reframing of Early Mesoamerica
(Elements in Anthropological Archaeology in the 21st Century)
by Carballo, David M.
Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2024 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-00-933870-7, ISBN: 1-00-933870-6






Collective Action and the Reframing of Early Mesoamerica
by David M. Carballo, Gary M. Feinman
100 Pages, Published 2024
ISBN-13: 978-1-00-933869-1, ISBN: 1-00-933869-2

"This Element reviews archaeological approaches to collective action drawing on theoretical perspectives from across the globe and case studies from prehispanic Mesoamerica."






Obsidian Reflections
Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian in Ancient Mesoamerica
by David M. Carballo, Marc N. Levine
304 Pages, Published 2014 by University Press Of Colorado
ISBN-13: 978-1-4920-1276-4, ISBN: 1-4920-1276-9

"... and Society: Unraveling the Threads of the Past and the Present, ed. Cynthia Robin and Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, 60–75. Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association 18. Washington, DC: American Anthropological Association. Morehart, Christopher T., David L. Lentz, and Keith Prufer. 2005. “ Wood of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Pine (Pinus spp.) by the Ancient Lowland Maya.” Latin American Antiquity 16 (3): 255–74 ..."






Obsidian Reflections
Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian in Mesoamerica
by David M. Carballo, Marc Levine
304 Pages, Published 2014 by University Press Of Colorado
ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-301-3, ISBN: 1-60732-301-X

"Tezcatlipoca The cult of Tezcatlipoca was comparable in importance to that of Huitzilopochtli, the supreme deity of the Mexica.The festival dedicated to Tezcatlipoca, known as “Toxcatl” (what is dry), was celebrated on May 19 and was the fourth feast in the Nahua calendar. Tezcatlipoca was considered a lunar deity; during the festival in his honor, the darkness of night and wind were invoked. Luis Barjau (1991) points out that Tezc ..."






Cooperation and Collective Action
Archaeological Perspectives
by David M. Carballo
364 Pages, Published 2012 by University Press Of Colorado
ISBN-13: 978-1-4571-7408-7, ISBN: 1-4571-7408-1

"Archaeological Perspectives David M. Carballo. González family for their hospitality at La Laguna, and the inhabitants of San José Laguna for inspiring my thinking on collective labor and ritual consumption. ... “Geophysical Prospection and Aerial Photography in La Laguna, Tlaxcala, Mexico.” Revue d'Archéométrie 33:17–20. Barba de Piña Chán, Beatriz. 2002. “Tlapacoya, probable centro de peregrinaciones a las deidades del agua.” In ..."






Teotihuacan(1st Edition)
City of Water, City of Fire
by Matthew Robb , Ruben Cabrera Castro , David M. Carballo , George L. Cowgill , Julie Gazzola , Matthew H. Ross
Hardcover, 444 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of California Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-29655-8, ISBN: 0-520-29655-9

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