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An I-Shaped Ball-Court Form at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, Peru
Thomas Pozorski, Shelia Pozorski
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20 January 2017, pp. 274-280
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Recent excavations at the Initial Period (1800-900 B. C.) site of Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke in the Casma Valley, Peru, have revealed the presence of an I-shaped court that is architecturally very similar to prehistoric I-shaped ball courts commonly found in Mesoamerica. Although it is possible that there is a connection between the I-shaped court at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke and those of Mesoamerica, such a connection appears unlikely given the isolated nature of the former court in terms of time (700 years too early) and space (2,500 km too far south). It seems much more probable that this unique I-shaped court housed a special religious or secular activity within Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke and represents a possible unrecognized facet of early complex society during the Initial Period.

A Dresden Codex Mars Table?
Bruce Love
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20 January 2017, pp. 350-361
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The proposal that the Prehispanic Maya recorded the revolutions of the planet Mars was made in the 1920s, and subsequently dismissed by Eric Thompson. Victoria Bricker and Harvey Bricker, followed by John Justeson, have rekindled the debate by proposing new lines of evidence supporting a “Mars Table” in the Dresden Codex. A review of the evidence does not support their contention and concludes that Thompson, following Seler, was essentially correct when he interpreted the “Sky Beast” as associated with rain and lightning. The purported Mars table is in fact a variant of the Chac almanacs that deal with weather and agriculture.

Arqueologia Brasileira. Andre Prous. Editora Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, 1992. 605 pp., 96 figures, 14 maps, 14 tables, reduced bibliography. R$ 26,03 (paper)
Eduardo G. Neves
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20 January 2017, pp. 182-183
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Obras hidráulicas en América colonial. Compiled by El Centro De Estudios Historicos De Obras Publicas Y Urbanismo (CEHOPU). Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Transportes, y Medio Ambiente (España), Madrid, 1993. 360 pp., 270 illustrations, most in color, references, notes, catalog of the exhibit, 24 pp. separada: El agua en el mundo antiguo. Price unknown (cloth).
Monica Barnes
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20 January 2017, pp. 85-86
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The Tiwanaku: Portrait of an Andean Civilization. Alan L. Kolata. Blackwell, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993. xvii + 317 pp., 115 figures, 7 tables, bibliography, index. $24.95 (cloth).
David L. Browman
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20 January 2017, pp. 183-184
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Building J at Monte Alban: A Correction and Reassessment of the Astronomical Hypothesis
Damon E. Peeler, Marcus Winter
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20 January 2017, pp. 362-369
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A remeasurement that corrects the previously reported orientation of Building J at Monte Albán, Mexico, suggests that the “pointer” angle did not point to any prominent star or group of stars. New data, however, do strongly relate this structure to both astronomy and the calendar. We propose that the principal function of the building was as a calendar temple.

Acha-2 y los origenes del poblamiento humano en Arica. Ivan Muñoz Ovalle, Bernardo Arriaza Torres, and Arthur Aufderheide, editors. Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile, 1993. 169 pp., 36 figures, 12 tables, glossary, bibliography. Available by exchange or donation (paper).
Karen Wise
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20 January 2017, pp. 86-87
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America's First Cuisines. Sophie D. Coe. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1994. x + 288 pp., 15 illustrations, bibliography, index. $35.00 (cloth).
Karen Olsen Bruhns
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20 January 2017, pp. 281-282
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Pottery of Prehistoric Honduras: Regional Classification and Analysis. John S. Henderson and Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett, editors. Institute of Archaeology Monograph 35. University of California, Los Angeles, 1993. 320 pp., 184 figures, 19 tables, appendixes, bibliography, Index. $28.00 (paper). - The Ceramics of Tikal: Vessels from the Burials, Caches and Problematic Deposits. T. Patrick Culbert. University Museum Monograph 81: Tikal Report No. 25, Part A. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1993. xi + 360 pp., 155 figures, 5 tables, references, index. $65.00 (cloth).
Claude-François Baudez
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20 January 2017, pp. 282-283
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Inka Storage Systems. Terry Y. LeVine, editor. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1992. xiii + 385 pp., 48 illustrations, 19 tables, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95 (cloth).
Catherine Julien
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20 January 2017, pp. 370-371
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Lukurmata: Household Archaeology in Prehispanic Bolivia. Marc Bermann. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1994. xvii + 307 pp., 136 figures, 3 tables, appendixes, references. $59.50 (cloth).
William H. Isbell
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20 January 2017, pp. 184-186
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Cahuachi in the Ancient Nasca World. Helaine Silverman. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, 1993. xiv + 371 pp., 347 illustrations, 35 tables, bibliography, index. $59.95 (cloth).
Donald A. Proulx
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20 January 2017, pp. 87-89
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Arqueología de cazadores-recolectores: limites, casos y aperturas. Jose Luis Lanata y Luis Alberto Borrero (compiladores). Arqueología Contemporánea 5, Edición Especial, Programa de Estudios Prehistóricos, 1994. iii + 154 pp., 25 figures, 17 tables, bibliography.
Juan V. Albarracin-Jordan
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20 January 2017, pp. 371-372
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Agriculture and the Onset of Political Inequality Before the Inka. Christine A. Hastorf. New Studies in Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, New York, 1993. xv + 298 pp., 31 figures, 31 tables, 7 appendixes, bibliography, index. $69.95 (cloth).
Clark L. Erickson
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20 January 2017, pp. 186-187
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The Paris Codex: Handbook for a Maya Priest. Bruce Love, with introduction by George E. Stuart. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1994. xviii + 144 pp., 68 figures, 22 plates, appendix, bibliography, index. $37.50 (cloth).
Victoria R. Bricker
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20 January 2017, pp. 283-284
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The Balberta Project: The Terminal Classic-Early Classic on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Frederick J. Bove, Sonia Medrano B., Brenda Lou P., and Barbara Arroyo L., editors. University of Pittsburgh Memoirs in Latin American Archaeology No. 6. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1993. xvii + 201 pp., 112 figures, 26 tables, bibliography, bilingual text. $ 19.00 (paper).
Marilyn P. Beaudry-Corbett
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20 January 2017, pp. 89-90
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The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan. Leonardo Lopez Lujan. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, 1994. xxv + 516 pp., 159 illustrations, 3 appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $39.95 (cloth).
Frances F. Berdan
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20 January 2017, pp. 284-285
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Inca Cosmology and the Human Body. Constance Classen. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 1993. vii + 214 pp., 21 illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $29.95 (cloth).
Colin Gomez
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20 January 2017, pp. 372-374
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Quirigua Report III: Archaeological Investigations in the Lower Motagua Valley, Izabal, Guatemala. Edward Mark Schortman. University Museum Monograph No. 80. The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1993. xii + 292 pp., 61 figures, 102 tables, bibliography, index. $50.00 (cloth).
Julia A. Hendon
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20 January 2017, pp. 187-189
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The Ceren Site: A Prehistoric Village Buried by Volcanic Ash in Central America. Payson D. Sheets. Case Studies in Archaeology Series. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, Fort Worth, 1992. xvi + 150 pp., 41 figures, 3 tables, endnotes, references, index. $13.50 (paper).
Richard Wilk
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20 January 2017, pp. 90-91
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A Dresden Codex Mars Table?

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Arqueologia Brasileira. Andre Prous. Editora Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, 1992. 605 pp., 96 figures, 14 maps, 14 tables, reduced bibliography. R$ 26,03 (paper)

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The Tiwanaku: Portrait of an Andean Civilization. Alan L. Kolata. Blackwell, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993. xvii + 317 pp., 115 figures, 7 tables, bibliography, index. $24.95 (cloth).

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Building J at Monte Alban: A Correction and Reassessment of the Astronomical Hypothesis

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Acha-2 y los origenes del poblamiento humano en Arica. Ivan Muñoz Ovalle, Bernardo Arriaza Torres, and Arthur Aufderheide, editors. Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile, 1993. 169 pp., 36 figures, 12 tables, glossary, bibliography. Available by exchange or donation (paper).

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America's First Cuisines. Sophie D. Coe. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1994. x + 288 pp., 15 illustrations, bibliography, index. $35.00 (cloth).

Inka Storage Systems. Terry Y. LeVine, editor. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1992. xiii + 385 pp., 48 illustrations, 19 tables, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95 (cloth).

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Lukurmata: Household Archaeology in Prehispanic Bolivia. Marc Bermann. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1994. xvii + 307 pp., 136 figures, 3 tables, appendixes, references. $59.50 (cloth).

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Cahuachi in the Ancient Nasca World. Helaine Silverman. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, 1993. xiv + 371 pp., 347 illustrations, 35 tables, bibliography, index. $59.95 (cloth).

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Arqueología de cazadores-recolectores: limites, casos y aperturas. Jose Luis Lanata y Luis Alberto Borrero (compiladores). Arqueología Contemporánea 5, Edición Especial, Programa de Estudios Prehistóricos, 1994. iii + 154 pp., 25 figures, 17 tables, bibliography.

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Agriculture and the Onset of Political Inequality Before the Inka. Christine A. Hastorf. New Studies in Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, New York, 1993. xv + 298 pp., 31 figures, 31 tables, 7 appendixes, bibliography, index. $69.95 (cloth).

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The Paris Codex: Handbook for a Maya Priest. Bruce Love, with introduction by George E. Stuart. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1994. xviii + 144 pp., 68 figures, 22 plates, appendix, bibliography, index. $37.50 (cloth).

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The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan. Leonardo Lopez Lujan. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, 1994. xxv + 516 pp., 159 illustrations, 3 appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $39.95 (cloth).

Inca Cosmology and the Human Body. Constance Classen. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 1993. vii + 214 pp., 21 illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $29.95 (cloth).

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The Ceren Site: A Prehistoric Village Buried by Volcanic Ash in Central America. Payson D. Sheets. Case Studies in Archaeology Series. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, Fort Worth, 1992. xvi + 150 pp., 41 figures, 3 tables, endnotes, references, index. $13.50 (paper).

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