What is the long-term impact of pre-colonial ethnic institutions? I examine the consequences of the fragmentation of local indigenous communities produced by Spanish rule in Mexico. To do this I make use of unique data from 18th century pueblos — the basis of modern-day counties — to study...

"This interdisciplinary volume brings together a richly substantive collection of case studies that examine European-indigene interactions, economic relations, and their materialities in the formation of the modern world. Research has well demonstrated the extent and complexity of the varied...

This volume develops the concept of intimate economies by showing how contemporary historical archaeologists apply the perspective to their research. The chapters in this volume address intimate economies across multiple historical contexts, and through various case studies provide the reader...

This study presents compositional data on eighty four samples of tin enameled wares (majolica) from Spanish colonial periods contexts of two regions (north coast and south-central highlands) in the Peruvian Andes. Through Laser-Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS),...

In the 1830s and 1840s proposals to allow indigenous testimony were part of broader disputes about the shape of colonial government and attempts to use courts to "civilize" indigenous peoples. In 1840, the English law officers concluded that any potential witness in a common law court had to...