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  3. Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Vols. 1 and 2

Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Vols. 1 and 2

Stephen Kowalewski, Gary Feinman, Laura Finsten, Richard Blanton, and Linda Nicholas
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This two-volume monograph is the final report and synthesis of the Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project's full-coverage surface survey and makes significant theoretical and methodological contributions to the investigation of social evolution, cultural ecology, and regional analysis.
  • Volume 1
    • Table of Contents
    • List of Tables
    • List of Figures
    • List of Maps
    • List of Plates
    • Preface
    • I. Introduction
      • Scope of This Study
      • Spatial and Temporal Scales
      • Regions
      • Oaxaca as Seen by its Early Colonial Administrators
      • The State of Oaxaca: A Functional Region
      • The Region of the Valley of Oaxaca
      • Field and Laboratory Procedures
      • The Surface Archaeology of the Valley of Oaxaca
    • II. Preceramic Sites and Cave Occupations by Laura Finsten, Kent V. Flannery, and Barbara Macnider
      • Smithsonian/Michigan Project Site Descriptions
      • Settlement Pattern Project Site Descriptions
      • Summary
    • III. Tierras Largas, San Jose, and Guadalupe Phase Settlement Patterns
      • Chronology
      • Sites from the Survey and Other Studies
      • Characteristics of Early Formative Sites
      • Boserup and the Archaeology of the Valley of Oaxaca
      • Why Etla?
      • Settlement Continuity
      • Integration and Hierarchy
      • Comparisons
      • Summary
    • IV. Rosario Phase Settlement Patterns
      • Characteristics of Rosario Phase Sites
      • Regional and Subregional Systems
      • Hierarchy
      • Boundary Maintenance
      • Conclusions
    • V. Monte Alban Early I Settlement Patterns
      • Theme
      • Site Characteristics
      • Seven Monte Alban Early I Sites
      • Growth of the Regional System
      • Settlement Patterns
      • Ceramic Type Distributions
      • Monte Alban's Barrios and its Hinterland
      • Hierarchy
      • Subregional Patterns
      • Summary and Conclusions
    • VI. Monte Alban Late I Settlement Patterns
      • Themes
      • Site Characteristics
      • Ten Late I Sites
      • Settlement Patterns
      • Growth and the Piedmont Strategy
      • Hierarchy
      • Chapter Summary
    • VII. Monte Alban II Settlement Patterns
      • Themes
      • Characteristics of Monte Alban II Sites
      • Ten Monte Alban II Sites
      • The Decline in Scale
      • Settlement Patterns
      • Pottery Distributions
      • Hierarchy
      • Conclusions
    • VIII. Monte Alban IIIA Settlement Patterns
      • Themes
      • Characteristics of Monte Alban IIIA Sites
      • Twenty Monte Alban IIIA Sites
      • Settlement Patterns
      • Growth in Scale
      • Production and Distribution
      • Hierarchy
      • Conclusions
    • IX. Monte Alban IIIB-IV Settlement Patterns
      • Themes
      • Introduction
      • Monte Alban IIIB Site Characteristics
      • Monte Alban IIIB Central Places and Specialized Sites
      • Monte Alban IIIB Ceramic Distributions
      • Monte Alban IV Site Characteristics
      • Monte Alban IV Central Places and Specialized Sites
      • Monte Alban IV Ceramic Workshops and Type Distributions
      • Conclusions about Monte Alban IIIB and IV
    • X. Monte Alban V Settlement Patterns
      • Themes
      • Site Characteristics
      • Twenty Monte Alban V Sites
      • The Pattern of Settlement
      • Hierarchy
      • Religion
      • Territorial Organization
      • Production and Distribution
      • Conclusions
    • XI. The Mountains North Of The Valley by Robert D. Drennan
      • Methodology
      • The Survey Tract
      • The Settlement Sequence
      • Conclusion
      • Appendix: Site Descriptions
    • XII. Defensible and Fortified Sites by J. Michael Elam
      • Methods
      • Site Descriptions
      • Discussion
    • XIII. Continuity And Change In Public Architecture: Periods I Through V of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico by Richard E. Blanton
      • Introduction
      • A Communications Approach to Architecture
      • Analysis Part I: Individual Structures
      • Analysis Part II: Plaza Groups
      • Analysis Part III: Site Level Analysis
      • Conclusions
    • XIV. Land Use in Prehispanic Oaxaca by Linda M. Nicholas
      • Introduction
      • Variables and Assumptions
      • Land Distribution
      • Population Distribution vs. Agricultural Resources
      • Production
      • Phase by Phase Discussion
      • Conclusion
    • XV. Conclusions
      • A Structural History of Prehispanic Oaxaca
      • Discussion
  • Volume 2
    • Table of Contents
    • Appendices
      • I. Site Data
        • Coding Scheme
        • Coded Data
        • Comments
      • II. Grid Square Maps
      • III. Tabular Presentation of Settlement Data
      • IV. Sites that have been Combined
      • V. Field Numbers and Site Numbers
      • VI. Ceramic Data
        • Coding Scheme
        • New Type Descriptions
        • Coded Data
      • VII. Terrace Summaries
      • VIII. Structure Summaries
        • Architecture Data Set
        • Plaza Group Data
        • Other Structures
      • IX. Site Drawings
    • References Cited
    • Resumen En Espanol
Citable Link
Published: 1989
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
ISBN(s)
  • 978-0-915703-75-3 (paper)
  • 978-1-951538-03-3 (ebook)
Series
  • Memoirs
Subject
  • Latin American Studies
  • Archaeology:New World
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