essay
A Catalogue of carved monuments and a guide to the visual characteristics of Xochicalco's art style
xochicalco mapping project • 2 • Published In 2000 • Pages: 17-56
By: Smith, Virginia, Hirth, Kenn.
Abstract
This catalog of the published and unpublished stone carvings located at Xochicalco before 1990 provides a general description of the carvings, identifies their original and present locations, and lists the primary published references for each work. Excavations in the upper ceremonial zone between 1993-1994 by the Proyecto Especial Xochicalco uncovered many additional reliefs, plaques, and sculptures. The addition of these recent finds at Xochicalco makes this the largest collection of carved stone monuments from Epiclassic contexts anywhere in the highlands (p. 17). The stone carvings listed here are grouped into four major classes: relief carvings, sculpture, boulder carvings, and plain monuments.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central Mexico
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2008
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1350-1100 BP (650-900 AD)
- Coverage Place
- Xochicalco, Governador Phase, Western Morelos, Mexico
- Notes
- Virginia Smith and Kenneth G. Hirth
- For bibliographical references see document 31:Hirth
- LCCN
- 99027545
- LCSH
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Xochicalco--Antiquities/Indians of Mexico--Urban residence--Mexico--Xochicalco/City planning--Mexico--Xochicalco--History/Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps/Archaeological surveying--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps/Xochicalco Site (Mexico)Xochicalco (Mexico)--Antiquities