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Excavations in the Ajalpan locality in the Valley center
Excavations and reconnaissance, by R. S. MacNeish, et al • 5 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 161-218
By: MacNeish, Richard S., Peterson, Frederick A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Most of this chapter is outside the time period for Highland Mesoamerican Archaic except for the last page. On that page the authors present a summary of the cultural sequence in the Ajalpan locality and describe the Coxcatlan and Abejas phases. They point out that San Nicolas, Tilapa, Coxcatlan, Garyito, and Abejas projectile points were found, indicating hunting during these times. Therefore, I have marked these projectile points for OCM subject codes (Outline of Cultural Materials codes) anytime the authors mention them, even though the points were found in strata dated to later time periods.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Weapons
- Culture summary
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Mesoamerican Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1961, 1962
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7200-5000 BP (5200-3000 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ajalpan locality, Tehuacán valley, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard S. MacNeish and Frederick A. Peterson
- For bibliographical references see document 2: MacNeish
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 67017873
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley--Antiquities/Ethnobotany--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley/Indians of Mexico--Ethnobotany--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley/Tehuacán River Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities