The Matacanela Archaeological Project 2014
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)
The Matacanela Archaeological Project is a two season effort to more fully understand the transformation of Gulf lowland society at the end of the Classic period and through the Postclassic period. The Classic-Postclassic transition throughout Mesoamerica and the southern Gulf lowlands was characterized by shifting political, economic, and ideological frameworks, climatic and environmental change, and migration. In this session, we present the findings of the first season of field research, situate Matacanela within its broader regional and temporal contexts, and consider avenues for future research. We incorporate the perspectives of archaeologists, iconographers, and members of the community.
Other Keywords
Matacanela •
Sierra de los Tuxtlas •
Ceramics •
Settlement Pattern •
Obsidian •
Topography •
Gis •
Geophysical Survey •
Veracruz •
Arqueología
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica
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- Documents (8)
- Electromagnetic Induction Survey at Matacanela to Detect Off-Mound Structures and Landscape Features (2015)
- Introduction to the Matacanela Archaeological Project: Collapse and Political Reorganization in a Lowland Mesoamerican Society (2015)
- Mapping Matacanela - the complementary work of topographical survey and LiDAR. (2015)
- The Obsidian of Matacanela (2015)
- Perceptions of the Matacanela Archaeological Site by the People of Zapoapan de Cabañas (2015)
- Prehispanic Sculpture from Matacanela (2015)
- Settlement at Matacanela: Preliminary Interpretations (2015)
- Surface Ceramic Distributions at Matacanela, Southern Veracruz, Mexico (2015)