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The Central Mexican Highlands from the rise of Teotihuacan to the decline of Tula
Cambridge University Press • 2 (1) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 250-317
By: Cowgill, George L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The main focus of this study is the ancient city of Teotihuacan, which flourished from about 150 BC to around 650 AD. Cowgill discusses the political position of the city in relationship to other polities in the Central Mexican Highland region, and in addition provides much data on ceramics; architecture; apartment compound construction; art styles, as depicted in sculpture, stone carving and mural paintings; settlement patterns; sacrificial burials and tombs; and the significance of trade to the Teotihuacan state and society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cities
- Territorial hierarchy
- Ceramic technology
- Religious and educational structures
- Visual arts
- History and culture change
- External trade
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Central Mexico Classic
- 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
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- 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; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2150-1350 BP (150 BC-AD 650)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Teotihuacán, Central Mexican Highlands, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- George L. Cowgill
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-317)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 95046096
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexico--Antiquities