{"product_id":"9781607321743","title":"Ancient Households of the Americas: Conceptualizing What Households Do","description":"In \u003ci\u003eAncient Households of the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e archaeologists investigate the fundamental role of household production in ancient, colonial, and contemporary households. \u003cp\u003eSeveral different cultures-Iroquois, Coosa, Anasazi, Hohokam, San Agustín, Wankarani, Formative Gulf Coast Mexico, and Formative, Classic, Colonial, and contemporary Maya-are analyzed through the lens of household archaeology in concrete, data-driven case studies. The text is divided into three sections: Section I examines the spatial and social organization and context of household production; Section II looks at the role and results of households as primary producers; and Section III investigates the role of, and interplay among, households in their greater political and socioeconomic communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the past few decades, household archaeology has made substantial contributions to our understanding and explanation of the past through the documentation of the household as a social unit-whether small or large, rural or urban, commoner or elite. These case studies from a broad swath of the Americas make \u003ci\u003eAncient Households of the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e extremely valuable for continuing the comparative interdisciplinary study of households.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182929985776,"sku":"9781607321743","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607321743_p0.jpg?v=1763829903","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607321743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}