Formative Lifeways in Central Tlaxcala: Excavations, Ceramics, and Chronology - Couverture rigide

 
9781931745697: Formative Lifeways in Central Tlaxcala: Excavations, Ceramics, and Chronology
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1931745692 ISBN 13 : 9781931745697
Editeur : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, 2014

Synopsis

This book, the first of a projected three, reports on excavations at Formative-period sites in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico. The transition to the Formative in the relatively high-altitude study region is later than in choice regions for early agriculture elsewhere in Mesoamerica. From 900 BC, however, population growth and sociopolitical development were rapid. A central claim in the research presented here is that a macroregional perspective is essential for understanding the local Formative sequence. In this volume, excavations at three village sites (Amomoloc, Tetel, and Las Mesitas) and one modest regional center (La Laguna) are reported. Ceramics are described in detail. An innovative approach to the classification of figurines is presented, and a Formative chronology for the region is proposed based on seriation of refuse contexts and radiocarbon dates. The work concludes with a macroregional framework to be used in the analysis of subsistence, social relations, and political economy in forthcoming volumes 2 and 3.

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À propos de l'auteur

Richard G. Lesure is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Éditeur
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1931745692
ISBN 13 
9781931745697
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
448
Éditeur
Lesure Richard G.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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