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Recent research in West Mexican archaeology

Journal of archaeological research • 5 (4) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 345-384

By: Pollard, Helen Perlstein.

Abstract
This is an overview of recent research in the Mexican states of Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima, southern Nayarit, southern Zacatecas, and central and southern Guanajuato. It contains a bibliography of recent literature (pages 379-384). Pollard examines west Mexico's relationship to Mesoamerica, Pacific coast contacts between west Mexico and South America (specifically Ecuador), and west Mexico's relationship with the American Southwest. These relationships have been the central theme of recent research. Pollard gives a regional prehistory synthesis starting with the Paleo-Indian period up through the Postclassic. She discusses material culture changes, migrations, contact between neighboring cultures, and settlement patterns.
Subjects
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Metallurgy
Settlement patterns
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
West Mexico Postclassic
HRAF PubDate
2001
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 1999
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1100-480 BP (900 A.D. - 1520 A.D.)
Coverage Place
west Mexico
Notes
Helen Perlstein Pollard
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-384)
LCCN
93640783
LCSH
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities