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The Xochicalco Mapping Project: an introduction
xochicalco mapping project • 2 • Published In 2000 • Pages: 3-10
By: Hirth, Kenn.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article serves as an introduction to a series of papers on the Epiclassic period at the archaeological site of Xochicalco in the state of Western Morelos, Mexico. These papers, collected by the Xochicalco Mapping Project under the direction of the author, present information on the domestic, social, and political structure of Xochicalco, with the general goal to map the site, trace its growth and development through time, and to collect information on Xochicalco's internal sociopolitical structure and role in the evolution of socioeconomic systems in Western Morelos. Hirth describes briefly the general content of each of the papers in the collection.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Visual arts
- Reviews and critiques
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary 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
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1300-1050 BP (700-950 AD)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Xochicalco, Western Morelos, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kenneth G. Hirth
- For bibliographical references see document 31:Hirth
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 99027545
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Xochicalco--Antiquities/Indians of Mexico--Urban residence--Mexico--Xochicalco/City planning--Mexico--Xochicalco--History/Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps/Archaeological surveying--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps/Xochicalco Site (Mexico)Xochicalco (Mexico)--Antiquities