essay

The excavation of a Postclassic house at Tetla

ancient chalcatzingoAustinPublished In 1987 • Pages: 400-408

By: Norr, Lynette.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The bibliography for this source can be found in the eHRAF Olmec (NU95) collection , document 3. Norr reports on the findings from the excavations from a four room Postclassic house. The house was positioned under a rock overhang and preservation was excellent. 'The spatial distribution of artifacts within the structure is described, activity areas are identified, and the probable uses of each room are discussed….The chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications of these data in terms of this period of central Mexican culture history.' (page 400).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Dwellings
Functional specialization areas
Building interiors and arrangement
Processing of basic materials
Tools and appliances
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1967, 1972-1974
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
850 BP-650 BP(1150 AD-1350 AD)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tetla zone, Chalcatzingo, Morelos, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Lynette Norr
For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Olmec (NU95); document 3)
For bibliographical references see document 3: Grove in the eHRAF Olmec collection (NU95).
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
85022673
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mexico--Antiquities