Smith, Monica L., editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2017-06-022017-06-022017http://hdl.handle.net/10217/181141Includes bibliographical references and index.Using case studies from around the globe and multiple time periods, Smith makes the case that abundance provides an essential explanatory perspective on ancient peoples' choices and activities. Focusing on plenitude enables the understanding of cohesive behaviors that were equally important for the development of social complexity.--Provided by publisher.The archaeology of abundance / Monica L. Smith -- Rethinking the impact of abundance on the rhythm of bison hunter societies / María Nieves Zedeño -- Abundance in the archaic: a dwelling perspective / Christopher R. Moore and Christopher W. Schmidt -- Water, wind, breath: seeking abundance in the northern American Southwest / Mark D. Varien, James M. Potter, and Tito E. Naranjo -- Abundance in the ancient Maya village of Ceren / Payson Sheets -- Savanna products and resource abundance: asking the right questions about ancient Maya trade and urbanism / Traci Ardren -- Abundant exotics and cavalier crafting: obsidian use and emerging complexity in the northern Lake Titicaca Basin / Elizabeth Klarich, Abigail Levine, and Carol Schultze -- Coping with abundance: the challenges of a good thing / Katheryn C. Twiss and Amy Bogaard -- Pottery: abundance, agency, and choice / Justin St. P. Walsh -- "Excessive economies" and the logics of abundance: genealogies of wealth, labor, and social power in pre-colonial Senegal / François G. Richard -- Production, distribution, and aesthetics: abundance and Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhen, 1350-1800 A.D. / Stacey Pierson.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.Social archaeology -- Case studiesMaterial culture -- Case studiesConsumption (Economics) -- Social aspects -- History -- Case studiesEconomic anthropology -- Case studiesTextAccess 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.