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Analysis of faunal material recovered from Xochicalco

xochicalco mapping project2Published In 2000 • Pages: 184-192

By: Heath-Smith, Cynthia.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Heath-Smith presents a preliminary reconstruction of the faunal portion of the diet during the Gobernador phase. 'The study, however, may not reflect general subsistence patterns at the site at that time for two reasons: the sample size is small, and the largest collection appears to be a specialized deposit reflecting elite consumption.' (page 191). She also compares Xochicalco with other contenporary and earlier sites.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Fauna
Poultry raising
Domesticated animals
Diet
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Central Mexico Postclassic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2009
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Mexico
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1977
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1350 BP-1100 BP(650 AD-900 AD)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Xochicalco, Morelos, central Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Cynthia Heath-Smith
For bibliographical references see document 31:Hirth
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
99027545
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
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