Persistence in the Nochixtlán Valley during the Classic to Postclassic Transition: Preliminary Notes from Etlatongo

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Checking the Pulse: Current Research in Oaxaca Part I" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

As in many other parts of Mesoamerica, the transition from the Classic to Postclassic periods in the Nochixtlán valley is a debated topic given the paucity of research in the Ñuu Savi area. Recently, archaeologists have aimed to elucidate the social transformations that took place during this liminal time by conducting excavations at various sites in the valley. In this paper, I describe preliminary observations from the Proyecto Arqueológico Yucunduchi, a project that studies enduring histories at the site of Etlatongo. Situated at the center of the Nochixtlán valley, Etlatongo provides a felicitous opportunity to study the persistence of social practices given its long continuous occupation. I describe how the remains of two recently excavated households with complex construction sequences highlight how the ancient people of Etlatongo reinterpreted and transformed social practices even as they perpetuated them. By focusing on the polity of Etlatongo, I highlight how sites barely mentioned in the codices have the potential to yield significant insights with broader ramifications for the study of Mixtec history.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Checking the Pulse: Current Research in Oaxaca Part I   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36296.0