La fiesta de la desigualdad. El registro arqueológico y los eventos de comensalidad política: un enfoque multiescalar
La fiesta de la desigualdad. El registro arqueológico y los eventos de comensalidad política: un enfoque multiescalar
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With the arrival of postprocessual archaeology, the study of feasts has gained relevance in the understanding of social complexity processes, providing an anthropological vision to the interpretation of the past. However, several authors have emphasized on the methodological problem of the direct association between a type of evidence and the feasting, without corroborating these correlates with other scales of analysis. Therefore, this paper argues for the usefulness of implementing a multiscale approach to trace feastings in the archaeological record. With this purpose in mind, first, I present the prevailing theoretical approaches and a discussion of the concept of feasting, and political commensality. Then, I will expose the main characteristics of the feasting and their visibility in the archaeological record. Finally, I will argue for the need of a multiscale approach, using as an example case studies in the pre-Hispanic United States and Colombia.
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