The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and
comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica. Though the
emphasis is on prehispanic societies, this Handbook also includes coverage of important
new work by archaeologists on the Colonial and Republican periods. Unique among recent
works, the text brings together in a single volume article-length regional syntheses and
topical overviews written by active scholars in the field of Mesoamerican archaeology. The�…

This volume explores 15,000 years of indigenous human history on the North American
continent, drawing on the latest archaeological theories, time-honored methodologies, and
rich datasets. From the Arctic south to the Mexican border and east to the Atlantic Ocean, all
of the major cultural developments are covered in 53 chapters, with certain periods, places,
and historical problems receiving special focus by the volume's authors. Questions like who
first peopled the continent, what did it mean to have been a hunter-gatherer in the Great�…