Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I: The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

Blanton, Richard E.; Kowalewski, Stephen; Feinman, Gary; Appel, Jill

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Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I: The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

Richard E. Blanton, Stephen Kowalewski, Gary Feinman, and Jill Appel

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Contents

Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction and Comments on Methods
- Introduction
- Prior Work in the Valley of Oaxaca
- Natural Environment
- The Valley's Ceramic Sequence
- Field Methods
- Laboratory Procedures
Chapter 2. Theoretical Background
- Introduction
- Traditional Approaches to the Explanation of Culture Change
- An Analytical Procedure
- Fluctuation and Change
- An Approach to Understanding the Evolution of Chiefdoms in the Valley of Oaxaca
- Consequences of the Formation of Monte Alban
- Conclusion
Chapter 3. The Early and Middle Formative Periods, by Eva Fisch
- Introduction
- Settlement Patterns
- Catchment Calculations
- Setting the Stage for the Establishment of Monte Alban
- Conclusions
Chapter 4. Period I
- Introduction
- Period I Settlement Patterns
- Growth Patterns
- Regional Organization
- Aspects of the Administrative Central-Place Hierarchy
  - Part I: Primacy
  - Part 2: Regional Interaction
  - Part 3: Early I Administrative Districts
- Marketing in Early I
- Administrative Organization in Late I
- Late I Interaction Potential Measures
- Changes in Market Organization in Period I
- Period I: Conclusions
- The Origins of Monte Alban
- The Origin of the State in the Valley of Oaxaca
Chapter 5. Period II
- Introduction
- Period II: Population Trends and Settlement Distributions
- Period II: Administrative Central Places
- Period II Interaction Measures
- Production/Distribution in Period II
- Period II: Conclusions
Chapter 6. Period IIIa
- Introduction
- Period IIIa: Population Growth and Agricultural Development
- Period IIIa: Administrative Central Places
- Period IIIa: Interaction Estimates
- Production/Distribution in Period IlIa
- Period IIIa: Conclusions
Chapter 7. Period IIIb
- Introduction
- Administrative Places in Period IIIb
- Period IIIb: Interaction Potential Measures
- Production/Distribution in Period IIIb
- Period IIIb: Conclusions
Chapter 8. The Postclassic
- Introduction
- Postclassic Settlement Patterns and Population Transitions
- Administrative Places and Interaction Potentials in the Postclassic
- Production and Distribution in the Postclassic
- The Postclassic: Conclusions
Addendum to Chapter 8: The Postclassic - A Summary of the Ethnohistoric Information Relevant to the Interpretation of Late Postclassic Settlement Pattern Data, the Central and Valle Grande Survey Zones, by Jill Appel
- Introduction
- Documentary Sources
- Local Administration
- Regional Integration and Regional Administration
- Commercial Activities
Chapter 9. Population and Agricultural Potential: Early I Through V, by Stephen Kowalewski
- Introduction
- Variables and Assumptions
  - Technology
  - Land and Water
  - Classification of Land Types
  - The Distribution of Land Types
  - Measuring Land Areas
  - Climate and Weather
  - Labor
  - Consumption
  - Calculating Potential Population
- The Results: Across Phases
  - Potential Population
  - Correlation and Regression
  - Changing the Scale of Analysis
  - Population/Resources and Distance from Monte Alban
- The Results: Phase by Phase
  - Early I
  - Late I
  - Monte Alban II
  - Monte Alban IIIa
  - Monte Alban IIIb
  - Monte Alban IV
  - Monte Alban V
- General Conclusions
Chapter 10. Patterns in Ceramic Production and Distribution, Periods Early I Through V, by Gary Feinman
- Introduction: Assumptions, Theoretical Framework, and Problem Orientation
- Analytical Framework: Variables, Measures, and Indices
- Analysis, Interpretations, and Results
  - Rosario phase
  - Monte Alban Early I
  - Monte Alban Late I
  - Monte Alban II
  - Monte Alban IIIa
  - Monte Alban IIIb
  - Monte Alban IV
  - Monte Alban V
- Summary
Chapter 11. Synthesis
- The View From the Bottom
- The View From the Middle
- The Macroregional Perspective
- The Dynamic
- Conclusion
Appendix I. Site Data
- Explanation of Terms Used in Coding Sites
- Coding Scheme For Sites
- Coded Data
- Comments
Appendix II. Site Maps
Appendix III. Distribution by Grid Square of Land Types Defined in Chapter I
Appendix IV. Sites That Have Been Combined
Appendix V. Site Survey Form
Appendix VI. Field Number Designations and Field Numbers by Site
Appendix VII. Ceramic Descriptions
Appendix VIII. Number of Ceramic Types Per Site, by Administrative Rank
Appendix IX. Ceramic Production Sites by Gary Feinman
- Early I
  - Early I: Additional Comments
- Late I
  - Late I: Additional Comments
- Monte Alban II
  - Monte Alban II: Additional Comments
- Monte Alban IIIa
  - Monte Alban IIIa: Additional Comments
- Monte Alban IIIb
  - Monte Alban IIIb: Additional Comments
- Monte Alban IV
  - Monte Alban IV: Additional Comments
- Monte Alban V
  - Monte Alban V: Additional Comments
- Appendix X. Summary of Terraced Sites
- Appendix XI. Structure Summaries and Structure Drawings
References
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Published: 1982

Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

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978-0-932206-91-6 (paper)
978-1-951538-12-5 (ebook)

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Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I: The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

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