Funerary Architecture in Public Space: The Case of Burial 10 at Etlatongo, Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca

Summary

Mesoamerican architecture is characterized by its variety of forms, constructive techniques and functions through time. This can be seen in the Formative pre-urban settlement at Etlatongo, Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca, which was occupied from the Early Formative to the Postclassic period, where among the architectural configurations, we can find structures associated to different human activities.

From all burials founded in public spaces at Etlatongo, we observed that no burial has funerary architecture, with exception of Burial 10. Thus, Burial 10 has architectural characteristics such as a line of stone slabs similar to other funerary architecture pattern in Oaxaca.

It is possible that beyond this funerary structure, considering as a physical element, lies an ideology or reason to be, so Burial 10 could reflected one traceable feature to an organized form of society.

Therefore, this paper will address the relevance of the architecture and characteristics of burial 10, and a brief comparison with the spatial distribution of burials founded in public spaces at Etlatongo.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21471