"Prehispanic Domestic Units in Western Mesoamerica presents different analytical approaches for interpreting household composition and cultural site formation processes in prehispanic western Mesoamerica. Archaelogical data collected using both stratigraphic and reconnaisance methods are combined with and interpreted using a combination of ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and ethnoarchaeological information. The result is a richer and more c ..."
Teotihuacan The World Beyond the City (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia) by David M. Carballo, KennethG. 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 ..."
""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 ..."
The Aztec Economic World Merchants and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica by KennethG. Hirth Hardcover, 404 Pages, Published 2016 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-14277-0, ISBN: 1-107-14277-6
The Organization of Ancient Economies A Global Perspective (Hardback) by KennethHirth Hardcover, 467 Pages, Published 2020 by Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-108-49470-0, ISBN: 1-108-49470-6
"This is the first book written that examines ancient and premodern economies from a comparative and cross-cultural perspective."
" When the Spanish conquistadors first encountered the great commercial markets of central Mexico they were amazed by the richness and the diversity of products, as well as the level of organization. Ruling elites nurtured and supervised these markets, which were based on a complex division of labor within society, including a diversity of highly skilled craft specialists. The appearance of such craf ..."
""Examines specialized production for manufacturing obsidian cutting tools at San Lorenzo, Mexico, the first Olmec center in the southern Gulf Coast as Mesoamerica's earliest complex society between 1800-1000 BC. Through systematic analysis ..."
Archaeological Research at Xochicalpo, 2 The Xochicalpo Mapping Project (Archaeological Research at Xochicalco, 2) by Editor-KennethHirth Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2000 by University Of Utah Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87480-586-4, ISBN: 0-87480-586-4