book chapter

Patterns in Ceramic Production and Distribution, Periods Early I through V

Monte Albán's hinterland, :the prehispanic settlement patterns of the central and southern parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, by Richard E. Blanton ... [et al • (1) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 181-206

By: Feinman, Gary M..

Abstract

Feinman examines the production and distribution of ceramics in the Valley of Oaxaca. He looks for evidence of administrative control over ceramic manufacture, distribution, and ceramic production locations during the different phases, starting with the Rosario phase when the valley was at the chiefdom level. There is evidence that ceramics were more standardized during the Monte Albán periods indicating government control. Feinman presents evidence that 'large scale ceramic prodution was apparently part of a valley-wide strategy that included intensive farming in the piedmont zone and the operation of region-wide systems of exchange. Alternatively, more dencentralized ceramic manufacturing strategies were shown to have existed during those phases ... when temporary population-resource imbalances could have been resolved through the operation of localized exchange networks alone.' (page203).

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; 2008

Field Date

1971-1975

Coverage Date

2500-500 BP (500 BC-AD 1500)

Coverage Place

Valley of Oaxaca; Mexico

Notes

by Gary Feinman

LCCN

83620996

LCSH

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley--Antiquities/Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities