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ISBN 13 : 9786070225703
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Obsidian and the Teotihuacan State written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David M. Carballo
Publisher : Center for Comparative Arch
ISBN 13 : 1877812897
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (778 download)
Download or read book Obsidian and the Teotihuacan State written by David M. Carballo and published by Center for Comparative Arch. This book was released on 2011 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological study detailing the excavation and analysis of obsidian workshop deposits located next to the Moon Pyramid at the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico. The study suggests that greater insights into past cases of craft production are obtained by coupling technologically informed analyses with detailed consideration of the social, symbolic, and ideational dimensions within which production activities were embedded. Aspects of material culture associated with warfare and ritualized violence appear to have frequently formed part of the strategies of early state governance, serving to publicize political authority in a tangible form. Complete text in English and Spanish.
Author : David M. Carballo
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1492012769
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Reflections written by David M. Carballo and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions—particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Exploring the materiality of this volcanic glass rather than only its functionality, this book considers the interplay among people, obsidian, and meaning and how these relationships shaped patterns of procurement, exchange, and use. An international group of scholars hailing from Belize, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States provides a variety of case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. The authors draw on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data to examine obsidian as a touchstone for cultural meaning, including references to sacrificial precepts, powerful deities, landscape, warfare, social relations, and fertility. Obsidian Reflections underscores the necessity of understanding obsidian from within its cultural context—the perspective of the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. It will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists as well as students and scholars of lithic studies and material culture.
Author : David M. Carballo
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 160732301X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Reflections written by David M. Carballo and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions—particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Exploring the materiality of this volcanic glass rather than only its functionality, this book considers the interplay among people, obsidian, and meaning and how these relationships shaped patterns of procurement, exchange, and use. An international group of scholars hailing from Belize, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States provides a variety of case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. The authors draw on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data to examine obsidian as a touchstone for cultural meaning, including references to sacrificial precepts, powerful deities, landscape, warfare, social relations, and fertility. Obsidian Reflections underscores the necessity of understanding obsidian from within its cultural context—the perspective of the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. It will be of great interest to Mesoamericanists as well as students and scholars of lithic studies and material culture.
Author : George L. Cowgill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052187033X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Ancient Teotihuacan written by George L. Cowgill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the Aztecs and 800 miles from Classic Maya centers, Teotihuacan was part of a broad Mesoamerican tradition but had a distinctive personality. This book synthesizes a century of research, including recent finds, and covers the lives of commoners as well as elites.
Author : Nadia Johnson
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Exchange and Pioneer Farming in the Formative Period Teotihuacan Valley written by Nadia Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Formative Period marked a period of rapid social change and population growth in the Central Highlands of Mexico, culminating in the emergence of the Teotihuacan state in the Terminal Formative. This dissertation explores several aspects of economic life among the people who occupied the Teotihuacan Valley prior to the development of the state, focusing on the Early and Middle Formative Periods (ca. 1500 -- 500 B.C.) as seen from Altica (1200 -- 850 B.C.), the earliest known site in the Teotihuacan Valley. Early Formative populations in the Teotihuacan Valley, and northern Basin of Mexico more broadly, were sparse during this period, likely because it is cool, arid climate was less agriculturally hospitable than the southern basin. Altica was located in an especially agriculturally marginal section of the Teotihuacan Valley's piedmont. While this location is suboptimal for subsistence agriculturalists, Altica's proximity to the economically important Otumba obsidian source suggests that other economic factors influenced settlement choice. The studies presented here examine both Altica's role in networks of obsidian exchange and its agricultural suitability. Chapter 1 introduces the cultural context of the studies, addressing the major cultural and political developments of the Formative Period in Mesoamerica. Chapter 2 uses a combination of technological and geochemical data from obsidian assemblages at nine Formative sites in the Basin of Mexico, including Altica, to identify collections consistent with specialized obsidian processing or tool production. Two sites stood out. Coapexco, located in a constrained inlet to the Basin of Mexico, may have been a gateway site where obsidian and other goods from distant sources could be pooled before distribution to sites within the Basin. Altica showed no signs of having been involved in specialized tool production but may have been a locus for the storage or reduction of obsidian nodules from Otumba on their way to more distant consumer sites. Chapter 3 takes a wider view of obsidian exchange, using networks to visualize the role of obsidian from different Mesoamerican sources, namely Otumba, in exchange across Formative Mesoamerica. Otumba occupied a central role in Mesoamerican obsidian exchange, especially early in the Formative Period. Chapter 4 uses modern agronomic modeling to simulate the potential impacts of Formative farming practices on long-term agricultural suitability. The model's results suggest that soil depletion, namely soil nutrient loss and erosion, would have rendered the land surrounding Altica unproductive within just a few decades without long fallow periods or considerable investment in slope and soil management. Chapter 5 summarizes the findings of this dissertation and discusses potential lines of fruitful future inquiry.
Author : Jonathon E. Ericson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521256223
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production written by Jonathon E. Ericson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984-07-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was originally published in 1984. For over a million years rocks provided human beings with the essential raw materials for the production of tools. Nevertheless we still know very little about the behaviour and processes that resulted in the creation of archaeological sites at or near lithic quarries. In the past archaeologists have placed much emphasis on the process of 'exchange' in their analysis of prehistoric economies while largely ignoring the sources of the exchanged objects. However, with the development of interest in the means of production, these sites have begun to take on a new significance. Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production is the first systematic study of archaeological sites that served as quarries for stone tools. Its theoretical and methodological importance will extend its appeal beyond those archaeologists concerned with lithic technology and prehistoric exchange systems to archaeologists and anthropologists in general and to geographers and geologists.
Author : Richard A. Diehl
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN 13 : 9780884021759
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (217 download)
Download or read book Mesoamerica After the Decline of Teotihuacan, A.D. 700-900 written by Richard A. Diehl and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1989 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Claudia García-Des Lauriers
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 164642221X
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (464 download)
Download or read book Teotihuacan and Early Classic Mesoamerica written by Claudia García-Des Lauriers and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Early Classic period in Mesoamerica has been characterized by the appearance of Teotihuacan-related material culture throughout the region. Teotihuacan, known for its monumental architecture and dense settlement, became an urban center around 100 BC and a regional state over the next few centuries, dominating much of the Basin of Mexico and beyond until its collapse around AD 650. Teotihuacan and Early Classic Mesoamerica explores the complex nature of Teotihuacan’s interactions with other regions from both central and peripheral vantage points. The volume offers a multiscalar view of power and identity, showing that the spread of Teotihuacan-related material culture may have resulted from direct and indirect state administration, colonization, emulation by local groups, economic transactions, single-event elite interactions, and various kinds of social and political alliances. The contributors explore questions concerning who interacted with whom; what kinds of materials and ideas were exchanged; what role interregional interactions played in the creation, transformation, and contestation of power and identity within the city and among local polities; and how interactions on different scales were articulated. The answers to these questions reveal an Early Classic Mesoamerican world engaged in complex economic exchanges, multidirectional movements of goods and ideas, and a range of material patterns that require local, regional, and macroregional contextualization. Focusing on the intersecting themes of identity and power, Teotihuacan and Early Classic Mesoamerica makes a strong contribution to the understanding of the role of this important metropolis in the Early Classic history of the region. The volume will be of interest to scholars and graduate students of Mesoamerican archaeology, the archaeology of interaction, and the archaeology of identity. Contributors: Sarah C. Clayton, Fiorella Fenoglio Limón, Agapi Filini, Julie Gazzola, Sergio Gómez-Chávez, Haley Holt Mehta, Carmen Pérez, Patricia Plunket, Juan Carlos Saint Charles Zetina, Yoko Sugiura, Gabriela Uruñuela, Gustavo Jaimes Vences
Author : David Manuel Carballo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (615 download)
Download or read book State Political Authority and Obsidian Craft Production at the Moon Pyramid, Teotiuacan, Mexico written by David Manuel Carballo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Norman Yoffee
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816512492
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)
Download or read book The Collapse of Ancient States and Civilizations written by Norman Yoffee and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1991-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publikacja prac seminarium "School of American Research" które odbyło się w Santa Fe, 22-26 marca 1982 r.
Author : Michael D. Coe
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 050077918X
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Eighth Edition) written by Michael D. Coe and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive update to the authoritative introduction to Mexico’s ancient civilizations. “Masterly. . . . The complexities of Mexico’s ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted.” Library Journal “A must for anyone interested in archaeology and history.” —DIG Mexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbors the Maya, formed some of the most complex societies north of the Andes. Revised and expanded, the book is updated with the latest developments and findings in the field and current terminology. The new edition includes expanded coverage of Oaxaca, particularly Monte Alba´n, one of the earliest cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec civilization. Recent research on the Olmecs and the legacy of the Maya offer a wider and more cohesive narrative of Mexico’s history. And a fully revised epilogue discusses the survival of indigenous populations in Mexico from the arrival of the Spanish through to the present day. Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region’s ancient civilizations. Featuring up-to-date research and, for the first time, full-color illustrations throughout, this book brings to life the vibrant ancient art and architecture of Mesoamerica.
Author : Michael D. Coe
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500779201
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Mexico written by Michael D. Coe and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years. Recent findings have been added to expand our understanding of the Olmecs outside of their heartland, and new research on the legacy of the Maya offers a wider and more cohesive narrative of Mexicos history. New co-author Javier Urcid has added greater coverage of Oaxaca and of Monté Alban, one of the earliest cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec civilization, and a fully revised Epilogue discusses the survival of indigenous populations in Mexico from the Conquest up to the present. This longstanding classic now features full-colour photos of the vibrant art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica throughout.
Author : P. Nick Kardulias
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739105368
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Written in Stone written by P. Nick Kardulias and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in Stone: The Multiple Dimensions of Lithic Analysis demonstrates the vitality of contemporary lithics analysis by examining material from a variety of geographical locations. This edited collection is primarily concerned with the link between craft production and social complexity, the nature of trade, and the delineation of settlement patterns and manipulation of landscape. While deconstructing the present to reconstruct the past, each chapter incorporates a technological dimension shaped by the type of analysis utilized. Methods include microwear analysis, which adds significant understanding of stone tool function, to the identification of obsidian sources, which illustrates the potential of lithic provenance studies for reconstructing trade. This book verifies and expands on the notion that lithics play an integral role in our understanding of past societies at all levels of complexity, from Paleolithic hunter-gatherers to archaic states.
Author : Janet Catherine Berlo
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN 13 : 9780884022053
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Art, Ideology, and the City of Teotihuacan written by Janet Catherine Berlo and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1992 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Deborah L. Nichols
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199341966
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs written by Deborah L. Nichols and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs, the first of its kind, provides a current overview of recent research on the Aztec empire, the best documented prehispanic society in the Americas. Chapters span from the establishment of Aztec city-states to the encounter with the Spanish empire and the Colonial period that shaped the modern world. Articles in the Handbook take up new research trends and methodologies and current debates. The Handbook articles are divided into seven parts. Part I, Archaeology of the Aztecs, introduces the Aztecs, as well as Aztec studies today, including the recent practice of archaeology, ethnohistory, museum studies, and conservation. The articles in Part II, Historical Change, provide a long-term view of the Aztecs starting with important predecessors, the development of Aztec city-states and imperialism, and ending with a discussion of the encounter of the Aztec and Spanish empires. Articles also discuss Aztec notions of history, writing, and time. Part III, Landscapes and Places, describes the Aztec world in terms of its geography, ecology, and demography at varying scales from households to cities. Part IV, Economic and Social Relations in the Aztec Empire, discusses the ethnic complexity of the Aztec world and social and economic relations that have been a major focus of archaeology. Articles in Part V, Aztec Provinces, Friends, and Foes, focuses on the Aztec's dynamic relations with distant provinces, and empires and groups that resisted conquest, and even allied with the Spanish to overthrow the Aztec king. This is followed by Part VI, Ritual, Belief, and Religion, which examines the different beliefs and rituals that formed Aztec religion and their worldview, as well as the material culture of religious practice. The final section of the volume, Aztecs after the Conquest, carries the Aztecs through the post-conquest period, an increasingly important area of archaeological work, and considers the place of the Aztecs in the modern world.
Author : Eduardo Williams
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803278102
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Pots, Pans, and People: Material Culture and Nature in Mesoamerican Ceramics written by Eduardo Williams and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-07-19 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores material culture and human adaptations to nature over time, with a focus on ceramics. The author also explores the role of ethnoarchaeology and ethnohistory as key elements of a broad research strategy that seeks to understand human interaction with nature over time.
