The social organization of ground stone production, distribution, and consumption in the Quijos Valley, Eastern Ecuador

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dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Brett W
dc.contributor.supervisorCuellar, Andrea M
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-16T00:01:27Z
dc.date.available2013-04-16T00:01:27Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionx, 244 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the Quijos Valley ground stone economy in relation to broader social, political, and economic aspects of the Quijos chiefdoms during the Late Period (AD 500 – 1500). In particular, this research examines the extent to which ground stone craft production was a dimension of social differentiation during a period marked by the greatest sociopolitical transformations. Ultimately, this research suggests that Late Period ground stone production was an independent and part-time household activity, and not an avenue of elite aggrandizement. However, aspects of this research have aimed to show that certain forms of ground stone were important implements of household maintenance, both socially and economically. This research is embedded within the Quijos Valley Regional Archaeological Project (QVRAP) and has aimed to contribute to our understanding of the development of social complexity within this region, as well as contributing to our understanding of ground stone craft production more generally.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3244
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Anthropology, c2011en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Anthropologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectStone implements --Ecuador -- Quijos River Valleyen_US
dc.subjectChiefdoms -- Ecuador -- Quijos River Valley -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectSocial change -- Ecuador -- Quijos River Valley -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectQuijos River Valley (Ecuador) -- Antiquitiesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleThe social organization of ground stone production, distribution, and consumption in the Quijos Valley, Eastern Ecuadoren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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