book chapter

The emergence of the Zapotec state

Zapotec civilization : how urban society evolved in Mexico's Oaxaca Valley, Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery • New York, N.Y. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 172-194, 248

By: Marcus, Joyce, Flannery, Kent V..

Abstract
By Monte Albán II the Valley of Oaxaca was a unified state under the government centered at the site of Monte Albán. In this chapter, as in the last chapter, Marcus and Flannery discuss the evidence for it's state, including population, settlement patterns and central place hierarchy, public buildings (grand plazas, palaces, tombs, temples), offerings and rituals used to sanctify those temples, and ballcourts and the formalization of the Mesoamerican ballgame. The authors also compare Monte Albán with Chiapa de Corzo, 385 km to the east of Monte Albán.
Subjects
Form and rules of government
Territorial hierarchy
Visual arts
Religious and educational structures
Prayers and sacrifices
tradition
Highland Mesoamerican Late Preclassic
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
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
2100-1800 BP (100 BC-AD 200)
Coverage Place
Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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