Publications written by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Anthropology department.
Submissions from 2010
NAGPRA—Two Decades Later, Karen G. Harry
Understanding Ceramic Manufacturing Technology: The Role of Experimental Archaeology, Karen G. Harry
An Experimental Approach to Understanding Thule Pottery Technology, Karen G. Harry, Liam Frink, Clint Swink, and Cory Dangerfield
Households, Gender, and Specialized Pottery Production: Exploring the Nature, Causes, and Consequences of a Prehistoric Cottage Industry for Women at the West Branch Settlement, Karen G. Harry and Fred Huntington
The Archeology of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, Karen G. Harry and James T. Watson
Cultural Resources Archaeology: An Introduction, Thomas W. Neumann, Robert M. Sanford, and Karen G. Harry
Remote Sensing of Ancient Maya Land Use Features at Caracol, Belize related to Tropical Rainforest Structure, John F. Weishampel, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Jason B. Drake, Ramesh L. Shrestha, Clint K. Slatton, Jaime J. Awe, Jessica Hightower, and James Angelo
Ancient Maya Underworld Iconography:Traveling Between Worlds, Dianna L. Wilson-Mosley, Arlen F. Chase, and Diane Z. Chase
Submissions from 2009
Review of J. Shaw’s "White Roads of the Yucatan: Changing Social Landscapes of the Yucatec Maya", Arlen F. Chase
Symbolic Egalitarianism and Homogenized Distributions in the Archaeological Record at Caracol, Belize: Method, Theory, and Complexity, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
States and Empires in Ancient Mesoamerica, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and Michael E. Smith
Changes in Maya Religious Worldview: Liminality and the Archaeological Record, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
An Experimental Examination of Arctic Soapstone Cooking Technology, Dashiell Glazer and Karen G. Harry
Investigating the Causes of Long-Distance Pottery Trade between the Western Colorado Plateaus and Southern Nevada, Karen G. Harry
The Arctic Cooking Pot: Why Was It Adopted?, Karen G. Harry and Liam Frink
Intimacies: Between Love and Sex, William R. Jankowiak PhD
The Chinese City: Social Connections and the Multigenerational Family, William R. Jankowiak PhD
Can You Love Two People at the Same Time? A Research Report, William R. Jankowiak PhD, Helen Gerth, and Laura Hicks Mixson
Submissions from 2008
Methodological Issues in the Archaeological Identification of the Terminal Classic and Postclassic Transition in the Maya Area, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Jeroglíficos y Arqueología Maya ¿Colusión o Colisión?, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and Rafael Cobos
Textiles and the Maya Archaeological Record: Gender, Power, and Status in Classic Period Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Elayne Zorn, and Wendy Teeter
Late Postclassic Ritual at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize: Understanding the Archaeology of a Maya Capital City, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
¿Qué Nos Cuentan los Jeroglíficos? Arqueología e Historia en Caracol, Belice, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Archaeological Myths of the Postclassic Period: Belizean Archaeology as 'Dragonslayer', Diane Z. Chase, Arlen F. Chase, and John M. Morris
The Beauty of "Ugly" Eskimo Cooking Pots, Karen G. Harry and Liam Frink
The Shivwits Research Project: Exploring Virgin Anasazi Settlement and Subsistence Patterns on the Arizona, Karen G. Harry and James Watson
Co-wives Desires and Conflicts in a USA Polygamous Community, William R. Jankowiak PhD
Desiring Sex, Longing for Love: A Tripartite Conundrum, William R. Jankowiak
Ethnicity and Chinese Identity, William R. Jankowiak
Practicing Connectiveness as Kinship in Urban China, William R. Jankowiak PhD
The Collapse of the Market and the Transformation of Moral Involvement in Urban China, William R. Jankowiak
Well Being, Cultural Pathology, and Personal Rejuvenation in a Chinese City: 1981- 2005, William R. Jankowiak
Introduction: Privilege Disguises Torment, William R. Jankowiak PhD and Jiemin Bao
Globalizing Evolution: Female Choice, Nationality, and Perception of “Sexual Beauty” in China, William R. Jankowiak PhD, Peter B. Gray PhD, and Kelly Hattman MA
"I Have His Heart, Swinging Is Just Sex": The Ritualization of Sex and the Rejuvenation of the Love Bond in an American Spouse Exchange Community, William R. Jankowiak and Laura Hicks Mixson
Submissions from 2007
Ancient Maya Urban Development: Insights from the Archaeology of Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
This is the End: Archaeological Transitions and the Terminal Classic Period at Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
The Archaeology of Chaco Canyon: An Eleventh Century Pueblo Regional Center, Karen G. Harry
Individual and Societal Response to Sexual Betrayal: A View From Around the World, William R. Jankowiak and Diane M. Hargrave
Submissions from 2006
Before the Boom: Caracol's Preclassic Era, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Contextualizing the Collapse: Hegemony and Terminal Classic Ceramics from Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
En Medio de la Nada, en el Centro del Universo: Perspectivas Sobre el Desarrollo de las Ciudades Mayas, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Framing the Maya Collapse: Continuity, Discontinuity, Method, and Practice in the Classic to Postclassic Southern Maya Lowlands, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Preface, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
The Dawn of Maya Civilization: Preclassic Archaeology from Santa Rita Corozal, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Afterword, William R. Jankowiak
Gender, Power, and the Denial of Intimacy in Chinese Studies and Beyond, William R. Jankowiak
Illicit Monogamy in an American Polygamous Community, William R. Jankowiak
Submissions from 2005
The Early Classic Period at Caracol, Belize: Transitions, Complexity, and Methodological Issues in Maya Archaeology, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Preface, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
The Early Classic Period at Santa Rita Corozal: Issues of Hierarchy, Heterarchy, and Stratification in Northern Belize, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Craft Specialization: Context, Models, and Theory, Karen G. Harry
Data Summary, Karen G. Harry
Investigations into Ceramic Technology, Karen G. Harry
Methods, Karen G. Harry
Architectural Feature Descriptions, Karen G. Harry and Stephanie M. Whittlesey
Chemical Characterization of Ceramic Pastes, Karen G. Harry and Maria Nieves Zedeño
Market Integration, Cognitive Awareness, and the Expansion of Moral Empathy, William R. Jankowiak
Co-wife Conflict and Cooperation, William R. Jankowiak, Monika Sudakov, and Benjamin C. Wilreker
Pots, Potters and Models: Archaeological Investigations at the SRI Locus, West Branch Site, Tucson, Arizona, Stephanie M. Whittlesey and Karen G. Harry
Showering in the Sun, William Young, James Haggard, and Diane Z. Chase
Nonarchitectural Feature Descriptions, Lara Fedor Ziady, Karen G. Harry, and Stephanie M. Whittlesey
Submissions from 2004
Polities, Politics, and Social Dynamics: “Contextualizing” the Archaeology of the Belize Valley and Caracol, Arlen F. Chase
Exploring Ancient Economic Relationships at Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Preface, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Terminal Classic Status-Linked Ceramics and the Maya ‘Collapse:’ De Facto Refuse at Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Un Katun de Investigaciones en Caracol, Belice, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Archaeology, Faunal Analysis, and Interpretation: Lessons from Maya Studies, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and Wendy Teeter
The Archaeology of the Belize Valley in Historical Perspective, Arlen F. Chase and James Garber
Diverse Voices: Towards an Understanding of Belize Valley Archaeology, Diane Z. Chase
Archaeological Perspectives on Classic Maya Social Organization from Caracol, Belize, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Hermeneutics, Transitions, and Transformations in Classic to Postclassic Maya Society, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Patrones de Enterramiento y Cíclos Residenciales en Caracol, Belice, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Santa Rita Corozal: Twenty Years Later, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
A Non-destructive Technique for Measuring Ceramic Porosity Using Liquid Nitrogen, Karen G. Harry and Allen Johnson
Introduction, William R. Jankowiak
Market Reform and the Expansion of China’s Moral Horizon, William R. Jankowiak
Themes in the Anthropological Study of Chinese Society, William R. Jankowiak
Adding Flesh to Bones: Using Zooarchaeology Research to Answer Big-Picture Questions, Wendy G. Teeter and Arlen F. Chase
Submissions from 2003
Minor Centers, Complexity, and Scale in Lowland Maya Settlement Archaeology, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
Preface, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Secular, Sagrado, y Revisitado: La Profanacion, Alteracion, y Reconsagracion de los Antiguos Entierros Mayas, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Texts and Contexts in Classic Maya Warfare: A Brief Consideration of Epigraphy and Archaeology at Caracol, Belize, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Economic Organization and Settlement Hierarchies: Ceramic Production and Exchange Among the Hohokam, Karen G. Harry
Gender and Archaeological Research: A Look at Past and Current Trends, Karen G. Harry, Jodi Dalton, and Mark C. Slaughter
Sexual Desire or Passionate Love? An Individual’s Predicament and a Culture’s Dilemma, William R. Jankowiak
Conclusion, William R. Jankowiak and Dan Bradburd
Introduction, William R. Jankowiak and Dan Bradburd
Submissions from 2002
Maya Social Organization from a ‘Big Site’ Perspective: Classic Period Caracol, Belize and Tikal, Guatemala, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and William A. Haviland
Classic Maya Warfare and Settlement Archaeology at Caracol, Belize, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Preface, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase
Ceramic Production and Distribution in Two Classic Period Hohokam Communities, Karen G. Harry, Paul R. Fish, and Suzanne K. Fish
Sex, Propriety and the Roles of Fathers, William R. Jankowiak
Extra-marital Affairs: A Reconsideration of the Meaning and Universality of the “Double Standard", William R. Jankowiak, Diane Nell, and Anne Buckmaster
Managing Infidelity: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, William R. Jankowiak, M. Diane Nell, and Anne Buckmaster
Paternal Reassurance or Material Reassurance? Parental Investment in an American Polygamous Community, William R. Jankowiak and Claudia Woodman
Submissions from 2001
Tayasal, Arlen F. Chase
Ancient Maya Causeways and Site Organization at Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase