Emergent Complexity and Ritual Practices in the Casas Grandes Polity
by
Gordon F. M. Rakita, University of North Florida
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2009
Ancestors and Elites examines prehispanic ritual behaviors characteristic of the Casas Grandes region of Chihuahua, Mexico. Gordon Rakita analyzes the archaeological data from the site with respect to broader anthropological theories regarding both religious practices and the rise of complex societies....