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Río Amatzinac survey: site descriptions [appendix H]

ancient chalcatzingoAustinPublished In 1987 • Pages: 509-524

By: Hirth, Kenn.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an inventory of sites in the Río Amatzinac Valley of Morelos State with a Formative period component, as discussed in Hirth: 1987 (Document 24) with consideration of Olmec influence during that period. (Most sites were continuously or sporadically occupied through the Late Postclassic period.) Major categories of information provided are location and environmental setting, dating according to collected artifacts (Early, Middle and Late sub-periods treated separately), and classification by size/occupation type.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Archaeological inventories
Geography
Chronologies and culture sequences
Typologies and classifications
Water supply
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Olmec
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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
Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1972-1976
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
3500 BP-450 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Río Amatzinac Valley, Morelos State, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Kenneth G. Hirth
For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
85022673
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Olmecs