Outside the Hacienda Walls: The Archaeology of Plantation Peonage in Nineteenth-Century Yucatán by Allan Meyers (review)
Chapters four and five continue the discussion of establishing individual identities through daily activities. The thoughtfulness of Hendon's perspective again is illustrated here. Cooking, for example, is an activity often casually considered; however, within the book's theoretical framework, Hendon evokes the cognitive richness associated with such a common activity. The topic of "relational personhood" is introduced and examined through a consideration of figurines and sculpture. Chapters six and seven complete this discourse by presenting the archaeology of public ceremonies, such as feasts and ball games, that further contribute to social and individual identity formation.