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The Place of Stone Monuments: Context, Use, and Meaning in Mesoamerica's Preclassic Transition

By Julia Guernsey (Editor), John E. Clark (Editor), Barbara Arroyo (Editor)
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By Julia Guernsey (Editor), John E. Clark (Editor), Barbara Arroyo (Editor)
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This volume considers the significance of stone monuments in Preclassic Mesoamerica, focusing on the period following the precocious appearance of monumental sculpture at the Olmec site of San Lorenzo and preceding the rise of the Classic polities in the Maya region and Central Mexico.

By quite literally “placing” sculptures in their cultural, historical, social, political, religious, and cognitive contexts, the seventeen contributors utilize archaeological and art historical methods to unde...

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