Defensible and fortified sites
essay 1989 Elam, J. Michael

Highland Mesoamerican Late PreclassicMiddle America and the Caribbean > General Middle America and the Caribbean
Elam first defines what he considers to be a fortified site - he includes sites with potentially defensible features as well as sites such as the Mitla Fortress - and then describes each site. Elam finds 'one of their main functions seems to have bee...