book chapter
The Cuicatlán Cañada and Monte Albán : a study of primary state formation
Academic Press • New York • Published In 1982 • Pages: xx, 1-260, 308-326
By: Spencer, Charles S. (Charles Sidney).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this book the author attempts to develop a theoretical model of primary state formation and then apply it to archaeological data from the southern highlands of Mexico. In this study Spencer seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the origin and development of the early Zapotec state by adopting a perspective that is not just regional in scope, but incorporates the Oaxaca Valley into a broader, more inclusive inter-regional framework. This approach allows the author to examine the rise of the Zapotec state within the context of the processes of interaction that linked the Oaxaca Valley to other surrounding regions (p. xvii).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Dwellings
- External trade
- Status, role, and prestige
- Historical reconstruction
- Territorial hierarchy
- Government institutions
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Aftermath of combat
- Peacemaking
- Social relationships and groups
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Mesoamerican Late Preclassic
- 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
- book chapter
- 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
- John Beierle; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1977-1978
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2600-1700 BP (600 BC-AD 300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cuicatlán Cañada and Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles S. Spencer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-318) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81022834
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zapotec Indians--Antiquities/Zapotec Indians--Politics and government/Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Cuicatlán Cañada--Antiquities/Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Cuicatlán Cañada--Politics and government
- Monte Albán Site (Mexico)Mexico--Antiquities/Cuicatlán Cañada (Mexico)--Antiquities