Highland Mesoamerica: Classic (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Soren Frykholm. Nelly Robles Garcia. Rebeca Aguilar. Dante Rios Garcia. Damian Martínez Torres.

This is an abstract from the "Avances en los estudios de la arquitectura de Monte Albán" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Atzompa, es un asentamiento satélite de las élites de la capital zapoteca, alcanzó su apogeo y población máxima durante la Época IIIB-IV de Monte Albán (500-900 dC). Al igual que en Monte Albán, el sitio parece haber sido abandonado en algún momento al final de esa época. Desde 2007, el PACMA (Proyecto Arqueológico del Conjunto...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Laura Beramendi-Orosco. Linda R. Manzanilla. Ana María Soler-Arechalde. Galia González-Hernández.

This is an abstract from the "The Palace of Xalla in Teotihuacan: A Possible Seat of Power in the Ancient Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. A high-resolution chronology for the palatial complex of Xalla, excavated by L. R. Manzanilla from 2000 to 2019, was constructed combining archaeomagnetic dates, a Bayesian radiocarbon model, and detailed information about sample type and archaeological context. The Bayesian model, calibrated using...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer Faux-Campbell.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Despite their ubiquity at Teotihuacan, little is known regarding the role of Half-Conical figurines in the everyday lives of Teotihuacanos. These figurines are thusly referred to as Half-Conicals due to their semi-conical shape. Produced primarily during the Xolalpan (350-550 CE) and Metepec (550-650 CE) periods of Teotihuacan’s history, these aesthetic human...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maria Codlin.

This is an abstract from the "Cultivating Cities: Perspectives from the New and Old Worlds on Wild Foods, Agriculture, and Urban Subsistence Economies" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Mesoamerica is a unique example of a center of urban development that thrived in the absence of large domesticated animals. And, while turkeys and dogs have a long history of domestic production in Mesoamerica, at the metropolis of Teotihuacan, we lack clear evidence...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Dante García. Nelly Robles.

This is an abstract from the "Avances en los estudios de la arquitectura de Monte Albán" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. En los sistemas de escritura precolombina de Mesoamérica, la zapoteca se conoce principalmente por los diversos estudios realizados en el desciframiento de estelas, pintura mural y vasijas cerámicas que han permitido conocer importantes informaciones sobre las élites político-sociales, sus alianzas matrimoniales, rituales...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Charles Kolb.

This is an abstract from the "The Legacies of The Basin of Mexico: The Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization, Part 1" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In June 1960, Eric Wolf organized an NSF-sponsored conference of 11 American and Mexican archaeologists held at the University of Chicago to evaluate the status of previous anthropological studies focusing on the Basin of Mexico and to coordinate future research. This led to two...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Anne Sherfield. Alicia Fritz. Ruth Brenton. Thomas Lobato. Michael Smith.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Chemical and osteological research comparing burials from different apartment compounds has found that people interred within Mazapa, Xolalpan, and La Ventilla apartment compounds have similar genetic history while people buried in Tlailotlacan held distinctly different genetic history. In this poster, we expand on this research through an analysis of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Barbara Arroyo. Gloria Ajú.

This is an abstract from the "Art, Archaeology, and Science: Investigations in the Guatemala Highlands" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala, had a strategic location along important trade routes. Because of this, the site had the opportunity to access important goods such as obsidian, jade, cacao, salt, and other important goods. Some of the exchange might have involved the ball game. Recent findings from excavations near Ball...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Dean Blumenfeld. Rudolf Cesaretti. Angela Huster. Michael E. Smith.

This is an abstract from the "Teotihuacan: Multidisciplinary Research on Mesoamerica's Classic Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The architectural map produced by René Millon’s Teotihuacan Mapping Project allows a fine-grained investigation of two features poorly understood for ancient cities. First, we use a kernel density analysis of residential structures to assess the differential population densities of the city. We find that there...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carolyn Freiwald. Sarah Clayton. Kaedan O’Brien.

This is an abstract from the "Central Mexico after Teotihuacan: Everyday Life and the (Re)Making of Epiclassic Communities" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Chicoloapan grew and prospered after the decline of Teotihuacan, but little is known about the Epiclassic population that lived there and elsewhere in the Basin of Mexico. An isotopic and osteological analysis of six individuals recovered from salvage and archaeological contexts provides a...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Axel Andrade Pérez.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Se muestran los resultados de las excavaciones efectuadas desde el 2015 al 2018 en el área sureste de la zona nuclear del Conjunto Monumental Atzompa, denominada la Casa del Sur, las características arquitectónicas de esta unidad habitacional son de alto estatus, la cual servía como área de interacción, tránsito y control entre el nivel más bajo y los sectores...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jose Huchim.

This is an abstract from the "Avances en los estudios de la arquitectura de Monte Albán" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. La utilización de tecnologías de punta para el tratamiento de la problemática de Conservación y la Investigación en Monte Albán ha sido tendencia desde hace al menos una década. Hoy en día, el levantamiento de imagen 3D de alta resolución, nos permite realizar los análisis de deterioros y las propuestas de intervención de...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Gilberto Pérez-Roldán.

This is an abstract from the "The Palace of Xalla in Teotihuacan: A Possible Seat of Power in the Ancient Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Teopancazco se ha considerado un barrio de clase media donde los trabajadores artesanales se dedicaron a confeccionar artículos de vestimenta para la élite que habitó ese barrio. Mientras que Xalla es un sitio que se considera un palacio administrativo y cívico-religioso. Además, existieron artesanos...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Yazmin Martínez Martínez.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Atzompa floreció durante un lapso de tiempo marcado por la expansión del estado Zapoteca dirigido por Monte Albán. De acuerdo a la evidencia arqueológica de Atzompa la producción cerámica represento una acción importante dentro de la sociedad atzompeña, donde posiblemente la élite del lugar dirigió esta acción.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carlos López-Puértolas. Linda R. Manzanilla-Naim. Maria Luisa Vázquez-de Ágredos-Pascual.

This is an abstract from the "The Palace of Xalla in Teotihuacan: A Possible Seat of Power in the Ancient Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. El color es uno de los elementos característicos de Teotihuacan, tal y como refleja la rica policromía expresada en soportes como la arquitectura y su pintura mural o la cerámica estucada y pintada. Sin embargo, poco se conoce sobre cómo se elaboraba color en la ciudad Clásica del Centro de México...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Robert Markens. Cira Martínez López.

This is an abstract from the "Cholula to Chachoapan: Celebrating the Career of Michael Lind" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This paper focuses on domestic household organization at the Late Classic period site of Lambityeco in the Valley of Oaxaca and complements the important work of Michael Lind on political organization there. Excavations carried out at Lambityeco in 2002–2003 under the auspices of INAH explored 17 commoner houses, 9 tombs,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mario Martínez Lara.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. En Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl, una vez que iniciaron las exploraciones en 1975, se construyeron dos bodegas y un museo que servirían como destino final de los materiales recuperados durante las excavaciones. Desde entonces, se ha obtenido una gran diversidad de materiales arqueológicos. En ese sentido y en aras de cumplir con el compromiso que tiene el INAH...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rocío Jiménez González.

This is an abstract from the "The Palace of Xalla in Teotihuacan: A Possible Seat of Power in the Ancient Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Las figurillas cerámicas que muestran una gran diversidad de apariencias son testimonios silentes pero tangibles de las maniobras culturales de antaño. Podríamos decir que son un repositorio de memoria. En ellas se expresan ideas convencionalizadas durante un tiempo específico, lo que las vuelve un...

DOCUMENT Citation Only David Muñiz. Kimberly Sumano Ortega. José Luis Punzo Díaz.

This is an abstract from the "Regional and Intensive Site Survey: Case Studies from Mesoamerica" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Habitar un espacio es apropiarse del entorno mediante distintas estrategias que pueden interpretadas por el arqueólogo. Durante el epiclásico se desarrolló el sitio Chavinda en la Ciénega de Chapala, es este lugar se realizaron recorridos sistemáticos de superficie y excavaciones que permitieron identificar unidades...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Sarah Clayton.

This is an abstract from the "Central Mexico after Teotihuacan: Everyday Life and the (Re)Making of Epiclassic Communities" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Epiclassic period (550–850 CE) in central Mexico is widely viewed by archaeologists as a time of instability, violent conflict, and large-scale migration. The collapse of Teotihuacan left a fractious and decentralized sociopolitical landscape in its wake—a situation that contrasted starkly...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Dean Blumenfeld.

This study examines the flaked stone economy at the Epiclassic site of Los Mogotes, located north of the Basin of Mexico in central Mexico. We quantified obsidian and chert artifacts based on form and material in order to examine the nature of the lithic economy during this time. The findings suggest that the inhabitants of Los Mogotes were not primary producers of obsidian tools but were dependent on long-distance exchange for already manufactured goods. Despite being closer to high quality...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Matthew Des Lauriers. Claudia García-Des Lauriers.

This is an abstract from the "Teotihuacan: Multidisciplinary Research on Mesoamerica's Classic Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Artistic representations are often the most salient indices of interaction between Teotihuacan and other communities throughout Mesoamerica. Interpretation of this artistic evidence, however, is complicated and often quite contested in the archaeological literature. In this paper, we would like to explore...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Luke Burnor. Claudia Garcia-Des Lauriers.

The three dimensional imaging of artifacts discovered at the Los Horcones site in Southern Chiapas Mexico has enabled archaeologists to approach artifacts in a brand new way. With the use of a 3D scanner hardware and 3D program software, objects and features of various sizes are scanned to create a proportional and scale digital version. The scanning of artifacts allows for minimal handling of the objects decreasing the likelihood of wear, damage, deterioration, and contamination, effectively...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Marlen Hinojosa. Claudia Garcia-Des Lauriers. Matthew Des Lauriers.

Offering 1 from Los Horcones is an assemblage of figurine masks, whistles, rattles and vessels that offers an interesting opportunity for analysis that provides information of the auditory, olfactory, and visual experience of this small ritual. The offering, initially thought to be simply a collection of figurines and masks, were later discovered to be whistles—small musical instruments whose simplicity belies the importance of the meanings they encoded. Experimental archaeological analysis...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Alondra Trejo Ordoz. Oswaldo Camarillo Sánchez.

This is an abstract from the "Advances in Puebla/Tlaxcala Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Los cráneos decorados de nueve hombres y una mujer del México Antiguo atestiguan una compleja red social y cultural que trasciende hasta nuestros días. Al no contar con un registro arqueológico de su hallazgo, los análisis óseos, dentales, gráficos, de manufactura, tafonómicos y arqueométricos, son valiosos puentes de conocimiento que permiten...