book chapter
Chiefly warfare and early writing
Zapotec civilization : how urban society evolved in Mexico's Oaxaca Valley, Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery • New York, N.Y. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 121-138, 247-248
By: Marcus, Joyce, Flannery, Kent V..
Abstract
The major theme of this article is the manner in which the effects of warfare shaped Rosario society in the Valley of Oaxaca during the period of 700-500 BC. Other topics in this article deal with social ranking, especially in regard to the emerging of the elite in the society, pottery styles, population, public buildings, private residences, stone carvings, writing, and dam construction. Much of the ethnographic data is derived from the settlement of San José Mogote.
- 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
- John Beierle; 2008
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 2700-2500 BP (700-500 BC)
- Coverage Place
- Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
- Notes
- Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248)
- LCCN
- 95060561
- LCSH
- Zapotec Indians--Antiquities/Zapotec Indians--Politics and government/Land settlement--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities