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Excavated sites of the Oaxaca preceramic: [topic 5]

cloud people : divergent evolution of the zapotec and mixtec civilizationsClinton Corners, N.Y.Published In 2003 • Pages: 20-26

By: Flannery, Kent V., Spores, Ronald.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Flannery and Spores give an overview of the cave, rock shelter and open air sites pertaining to the Oaxaca Archaic, emphasizing natural setting, stratigraphy and dating, with brief mention of important finds. The only sites relevant to this file (Early Mesoamerican Archaic NY30) are the Guilá Naquitz Cave and Martínez Rock Shelter, although the latter produced useful ecofacts only. See Document 18 for greater detail on the excavation of Guilá Naquitz.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Location
Fauna
Flora
Dwellings
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Mesoamerican Archaic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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
General Middle America and the Caribbean
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
Leon G. Doyon ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1966-1967
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
10,900 BP-2000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Oaxaca, Nochixtlán, Cuicatlán, and Tehuacán Valleys, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Kent V. Flannery and Ronald Spores
'A School of American Research book'--P. [ii]
Originally published: New York : Academic Press, 1983
For bibliographical references see document 4:[Flannery and Marcus]
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2002108710
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities