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April 5, 2024

A Plethora Of Publications From Curator Gary Feinman

A Plethora Of Publications From Curator Gary Feinman

MacArthur Curator of Anthropology Gary Feinman participated in a Seminar on Maya Inequality at the School of Advanced Research in Santa Fe during the week of March 25. He spoke on both Maya obsidian exchange and comparative studies of inequality and governance during the week-long session. Gary also has seen a number of recent single-authored and collaborative works published in print in recent weeks:

  1. "Prehispanic Population Estimates for the Valley of Oaxaca.” In Ancient Mesoamerican Population History: Urbanism, Social Complexity, and Change, edited by Adrian S. Z. Chase, Arlen F. Chase, and Diane Z. Chase, pp. 309–335. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2024.
  2. "Rethinking Politics and Spectacle in the Deep Past: Parallels for the Present.” Authored with Adjunct Curator Linda Nicholas. In Pomp, Circumstance, and the Performance of Politics: Acting Politically Correct in the Ancient World, edited by Kathryn R. Morgan, pp. 15–47. ISAC Seminar Series No. 16. Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago, Chicago, 2024.
  3. "All Crises Are Unhappy in Their Own Way: The Role of Societal Instability in Shaping the Past.” SocArXiv Papers (with 15 co-authors).  February 16, 2024.
  4. "Economic Archaeology.” In Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2nd edition, vol. 1, edited by E. Nikita, and T. Rehren, pp. 253–259. Academic Press, London, 2024.
  5. "Understanding and Calculating Household Size, Wealth, and Inequality in the Maya Lowlands,” and “Measuring Inequality: The Effect of Units of Analysis on the Gini coefficient.” (With three co-authors.) Ancient Mesoamerica vol. 34 (2023).
  6. “Salud esquelética entre los zapotecos mesoamericanos de Tlacolula, Oaxaca.” By Gary, Linda, and Ricardo Higelin Ponce de León. In Población y movilidad entre zapotecos prehispánicos de Oaxaca, edited by Ana Julia Aguirre Samudio, Edith Ortiz Díaz, and Ricardo Higelin Ponce de León. Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2023.
  7. “Rethinking Premodern Governance: Passing the Torch.” Social Evolution and History vol. 22, 2023.

April 5, 2024