Schortman, Edward, authorUrban, Patricia, authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032011http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87658Includes bibliographical references and index.Little is known about how Late Postclassic populations in southeast Mesoamerica organized their political relations. Networks of Power fills gaps in the knowledge of this little-studied area, reconstructing the course of political history in the Naco Valley from the fourteenth through early sixteenth centuries. Describing the material and behavioral patterns pertaining to the Late Postclassic period using components of three settlements in the Naco Valley of northwestern Honduras, the book focuses on how contests for power shaped political structures. Power-seeking individuals, including but not restricted to ruling elites, depended on network of allies to support their political objectives. Ongoing and partially successful competitions waged within networks led to the incorporation of exotic ideas and imported items into the daily practices of all Naco Valley occupants. The result was a fragile hierarchical structure forever vulnerable to the initiatives of agents operating on local and distant stages. Networks of Power describes who was involved in these competitions and in which network drew participated what resources were mustered within these webs, which projects were fueled by these assets and how, and to what extent, they contributed to the achievement of political aims.--Book jacket.The interpretive structure -- Activity structures and networks at Site PVN 306 -- Activity structures and networks at Site PVN 144 -- Activity patterning at Roble Phase Naco -- Power in the Roble Phase Naco Valley -- Crafts and power -- Ritual, ideology, and power -- Networks and social memory.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 -- Honduras -- Naco Valley -- Kings and rulersMayas -- Honduras -- Naco Valley -- Politics and governmentMayas -- Honduras -- Naco Valley -- AntiquitiesPower (Social sciences) -- Honduras -- Naco ValleyElite (Social sciences) -- Honduras -- Naco ValleyExcavations (Archaeology) -- Honduras -- Naco ValleySocial archaeology -- 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.