Preceramic Mesoamerica delivers cutting-edge research on the Mesoamerican Paleoindian and Archaic periods. The chapters address a series of fundamental question

In this revised and updated 1993 edition the authors synthesize recent research to provide a comprehensive survey of Mesoamerica.

This volume is both a summation of work that has been carried out over a long period of time and a signpost pointing the way for future studies. Issues regardin

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