Douglass, John G., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2016-10-202016-10-202002http://hdl.handle.net/10217/177794Includes bibliographical references and index.The rural sector of agrarian societies has historically been viewed as composed of undifferentiated households primarily interested in self-sufficiency. In more recent times, households have been seen as more diverse than previously thought, both internally (within a single, cooperative unit) and comparatively, but they are still poorly understood. In Hinterland Households, John G. Douglass lays out a new understanding of rural households by investigating the basis of diversity and differentiation as well as the sources for variations in household wealth, production, and size in pre-Colonial Central America. Through the analysis of Late Classic (600-950 a.d.) household sites located in the Naco Valley of northwest Honduras, Douglass tests four competing models of household wealth and production. He evaluates the basis and relative importance of rural household diversity as it relates to social complexity, rural/urban interactions between the center and periphery of Late Classic culture, and access to natural resources.1. Introduction -- 2. Settlement Patterns, Soil Differentiation, and Agrarian Household Developmental Cycles -- 3. Conceptualizing and Documenting Household Architecture, Activities, and Wealth in the Late Classic Naco Valley -- 4. Small Households: Architecture, Activities, and Wealth -- 5. Large Households: Architecture, Activities, and Wealth -- 6. Household Comparisons: A Return to Research Questions -- 7. Conclusions.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Mayas -- AntiquitiesMayas -- AgricultureHouseholds -- Honduras -- Naco ValleyExcavations (Archaeology) -- Honduras -- Naco ValleySocial archaeology -- Honduras -- Naco ValleyLand settlement patterns -- Honduras -- Naco ValleyNaco Valley (Honduras) -- AntiquitiesTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.