Vernacular Architecture In The Precolumbian Americas Halperin by Halperin, Christina T., Editor, Author; Schwartz, Lauren E., Editor, Author instant download after payment.

xii, 228 pages : 25 cm, Part I. Introduction -- The archaeology of vernacular architecture in the pre-Columbian Americas / Christina T. Halperin & Lauren E. Schwartz -- Part II. Building buildings -- Ethnoarchaeology and archaeology of vernacular architecture in the Department of Tumbes, Peru / Jerry D. Moore -- Traditional architecture as peopled practice at Monte Viudo, Chachapoyas, Peru / Anna Guengerich -- Vernacular architecture of southeast Mesoamerica: an evaluation of design variations and identity expression from the late and terminal classic middle Chamelecón-Cacaulapa, northwest Honduras / Lauren E. Schwartz -- Part III. Structuring structures -- Vernacular versus state housing in the Wari Empire: cosmological clashes and compromises / Donna Nash -- Vernacular and monumental Maya architecture: translations and lost in translation during the terminal classic period (ca. 800-950 CE) / Christina T. Halperin -- Part IV. The temporality of vernacular architecture -- Building Cahokia: transformation through tradition / Susan M. Alt -- The living house: the vernacular architecture of early postclassic Xaltocan, Mexico / Kristin De Lucia -- Vernacular architecture in the Chacoan world / Kellam Throgmorton -- Part V. Conclusion -- Vernacular architecture: insights into practice, identity, and relationships in pre-Columbian societies in the Americas / Julia A. Hendon, Includes bibliographical references and index