book chapter

Coping with risk at the local level

Zapotec civilization : how urban society evolved in Mexico's Oaxaca Valley, Joyce Marcus, Kent V. FlanneryNew York, N.Y. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 49-63, 246

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

Abstract
In this chapter Marcus and Flannery discuss how the inhabitants of the Valley of Oaxaca coped with the changes that occurred in their environment. They describe three sites: Gheo-Shih, Guilá Naquitz, and Cueva Blanca. Their way of life is reconstructed for the cave sites and the open air site. Interestingly, a dance floor and men's and women's tool kits seem to have been found.
Subjects
Food quest
Land use
Sociocultural trends
Division of labor by gender
Dance
tradition
Highland Mesoamerican Archaic
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; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
10,000-4000 BP (8000-2000 BC)
Coverage Place
Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246)
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