Recently, scholars of Olmec visual culture have identified symbols for umbilical cords, bundles, and cave-wombs, as well as a significant number of women portra

An examination of how ancient Mesoamerican sculpture was experienced by its original audiences.

Figurines dating from prehistory have been found across the world but have never before been considered globally. The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines i

This is the first book of its kind to feature interdisciplinary art history and disability studies scholarship. Art historians have traditionally written about

Explores the social significance of representation of the human body in Preclassic Mesoamerica.