Archaeologies of Cosmoscapes in the Americas

“An exceptionally well presented collection of scholarly research, Archaeologies of Cosmoscapes in the Americas is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, college, and university library Contemporary American Archaeology collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.” ~Midwest Book Review

“As the first volume of its kind, Archaeologies of Cosmoscapes in the Americas is a groundbreaking contribution that addresses key and long-standing issues that have slowed archaeological approaches to landscape. This volume not only likely represents the first major effort in redressing the issue of peripherally approaching cosmoscapes, it also lays the foundation for several lines of research that will expand the field going forward. Moreover, this volume masterfully unites landscape theory with mobile objects, two aspects that have been slow to merge. Landscape theorists, art historians, and archaeologists focused on southeastern North America and Mesoamerica will particularly find this highly recommended volume valuable.” ~Gordon Ambrosino, Journal of Anthropological Research, Fall 2023

“Cosmoscapes is an intriguing volume, diverse in both topic and theory. Some essays can be challenging for a reader not seeped in the local cultural history. However, it excels in presenting a window into some current trends in the mobilization of art history and iconography, aspects of relational ontology, materiality, cosmic visions, animism, the challenges of ethnographic analogies, and the segmented world of microcosms and macrocosms.” ~Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology