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Before the Volcano Erupted: The Ancient Cerén Village in Central America

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Historical Studies in Central America Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory

Abstract

* Preface (Payson Sheets) * Introduction (Payson Sheets, with an Appendix by Brian R. McKee) * Part I. Multidisciplinary Research *Volcanology, Stratigraphy, and Effects on Structures (C. Dan Miller) * Geophysical Exploration at Ceren (Lawrence B. Conyers and Hartmut Spetzler) * Ceren Plant Resources: Abundance and Diversity (David L. Lentz and Carlos R. Ramirez-Sosa) * Part II. Household Archaeology *Ancient Home and Garden: The View from Household 1 at Ceren (Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett, Scott E. Simmons, and David B. Tucker) * Household 2 at Ceren: The Remains of an Agrarian and Craft-Oriented Corporate Group (Brian R. McKee) * Structure 16: The Kitchen of Household 3 (Inga Calvin) * Structure 4: A Storehouse-Workshop for Household 4 (Andrea I. Gerstle and Payson Sheets) * Part III. Special Buildings *The Civic Complex (Andrea I. Gerstle) * Structure 9: A Precolumbian Sweat Bath at Ceren (Brian R. McKee) * Structure 10: Feasting and Village Festivals (Linda A. Brown and Andrea I. Gerstle) * Divination at Ceren: The Evidence from Structure 12 (Scott E. Simmons and Payson Sheets) * Part IV. Artifacts *Ceramics and Their Use at Ceren (Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett, with contributions by Ronald L. Bishop) * The Chipped Stone Artifacts of Ceren (Payson Sheets) * Groundstone Artifacts in the Ceren Village (Payson Sheets) * Household and Community Animal Use at Ceren (Linda A. Brown) * Artifacts Made from Plant Materials (Harriet F. Beaubien and Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett) * Part V. Topics and Issues of Ceren Research * The Conservation Program at Ceren (Harriet F. Beaubien) * Household Production and Specialization at Ceren (Payson Sheets and Scott E. Simmons) * Cultivating Biodiversity: Milpas, Gardens, and the Classic Period Landscape (Payson Sheets and Michelle Woodward) * Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Community of Joya de Ceren (Carlos Benjamin Lara M. and Sarah B. Barber) * Summary and Conclusions (Payson Sheets) * Glossary * References * Index

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