Manifesting Movement Materially: Broadening the Mesoamerican View

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Manifesting Movement Materially: Broadening the Mesoamerican View," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Both ancient and modern cultures across Mesoamerica emphasize the acts of travel, procession, and movement through space as key elements in ordering the world through action. Movement is apparent and crucial to everything people do. This session aims to broaden the ways that archaeologists working in Mesoamerica explore movement by presenting both theoretical and methodological insights tracking how movement has materialized across time and space. Participants will explore movement as a crucial aspect in archaeological investigations of social processes, including ritual activities, taskscapes, power relationships, monumental construction, community building, and everyday practices.