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Archaeology at the Aztec period village of Cihuatecpan, Mexico: methods and results of the 1984 field season
excavations at cihuatecpan, an aztec village in the teotihuacan valley • (36) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 50-234
By: Evans, Susan Toby, Abrams, Elliot Marc.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The archaeological field research which formed the basis of this document was done in 1984 and entailed four general categories of study: first, a survey of the entire terrace system encircling Cerro San Lucas, to locate and map the distribution of cultural remains; second, a more intensive survey of thirteen unexcavated mounds in the the core area of the site …; third, intensive survey and test-pitting of two non-residential features…; and fourth, excavation of eight mounds which were the remains of Aztec period residences…(p.50). The findings from this archaeological investigation are presented in the form of summary tables, scattered throughout the text, with a primary emphasis on artifact inventories and ceramic classifications.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dwellings
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- Archaeological inventories
- Lithic industries
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Central Mexico Postclassic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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.
- 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
- 1984
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1300-430 BP (700-1570 AD)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Village of Cihuatecpan, Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Susan T. Evans and Elliot M. Abrams
- for bibliographical references see document 8:Evans
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89218802
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs--Antiquities/Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Mexico/Cihuatecpan Site (Mexico) Mexico, Valley of (Mexico)--Antiquities