book chapter

Creating prestige in egalitarian society

Zapotec civilization : how urban society evolved in Mexico's Oaxaca Valley, Joyce Marcus, Kent V. FlanneryNew York, N.Y. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 76-92, 247

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

Abstract
Marcus and Flannery analyze in this article the various factors contributing to the development of individual leadership in Tierras Largas society. Since leadership was not hereditary a man could achieve prestige and status by accumulating followers, organizing labor for public construction and trade, stimulating craft production, and being successful in raiding activities. In addition to the above this study presents additional data on land use, diet, building types, settlement patterns, trade, and trading relationships.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Land use
Tillage
Ceramic technology
Burial practices and funerals
Status, role, and prestige
Religious and educational structures
Exchange transactions
tradition
Highland Mesoamerican Early Preclassic
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
4000-2600 BP (2000-600 BC)
Coverage Place
Vallley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247)
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