book chapter

A fuego y sangre: early Zapotec imperialism in the Cuicatlán Cañada, Oaxaca

University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology • 1 (16) • Published In 1983 • Pages: xviii, 1-184, 207-216

By: Redmond, Elsa M..

Abstract

Redmond conducted a regional settlement survey of the Cuicatlán Cañada, a narrow valley to the north of the Oaxaca Valley in Mexico. Cuicatlán Cañada was a major communication route between the Valley of Oaxaca and the Tehuacán valley to the north. During the Perdido period the Caáada had two ceremonial centers and probably had two chiefdoms whose elites traded with the elites from the Valley of Oaxaca. In the next period, the Lomas phase, Monte Albán conquered the Cañada, built fortified sites at the north end of the valley, exacted tribute from the inhabitants, and just north of the valley, established a port of trade where it was able to obtain obsidian from Tehuacán. Redmond also examines some of the changes that occurred in Monte Albán during the Lomas phase, such as the rise of a permanent military, administration of tribute, and interregional exchange.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

General Middle America and the Caribbean

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2009

Field Date

1977-1978

Coverage Date

2650-1800 BP (650 BC-AD 200)

Coverage Place

Cuicatlán Cañada, Oaxaca, Mexico

Notes

by Elsa M. Redmond

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

84622412

LCSH

Zapotec Indians--Antiquities/Zapotec Indians--History/Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Cuicatlán Cañada--Antiquities/Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Cuicatlán Cañada--History/Cuicatlán Cañada (Mexico)--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities