essay

Preceramic sites and cave occupations

Monte Albán's hinterland, part. 2: Prehispanic settlement patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, by Stephen A. Kowalewski ... [et al (23) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 39-53

By: Finsten, Laura, Flannery, Kent V., Macnider, Barbara.

Abstract
Finsten et al. provide short descriptions of the sites that were found as the results of two surveys: the earlier one by the Smithsonian Institution/University of Michigan and the second by the Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project. Most of the sites described are cave sites with preceramic or Archaic desposits and ceramic deposits, some of which date up to the Postclassic period. The sites with ceramic deposits that may date to the Late Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic period were marked for OCM codes (Outline of Cultural Materials codes).
Subjects
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Archaeological survey methods
tradition
Highland Mesoamerican Late Preclassic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
General Middle America and the Caribbean
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field Date
1964-1967 and late 1970s to early 1980s
Coverage Date
Archaic to Postclassic periods
Coverage Place
Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
by Laura Finsten, Kent V. Flannery, and Barbara Macnider
LCCN
90620264
LCSH
Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley--Antiquities/Land settlement patterns--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Demographic archaeology--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Monte Albán Site (Mexico)/Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities