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The Preceramic of Mesoamerica

Journal of field archaeology • 10 (1) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 71-84

By: MacNeish, Richard S., Nelken-Terner, Antoinette.

Abstract
In this overview of the entire Preceramic, MacNeish and Nelken-Turner handily distinguish the Early Archaic by Maritime (Caribbean coastal), Santa Marta (Chiapas and Oaxaca), El Riego (Puebla and Valley of Mexico), Infiernillo (NE Mexico) and Cochise (NW Mexico) regional traditions, on pages 11-13. For each major site and there is a brief listing of diagnostic traits. Other portions of the text are not relevant to this file (NY30) or are overly general summaries of the entire Preceramic.
Subjects
Culture summary
Diagnostic material attributes
Location
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Early Mesoamerican Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
General Middle America and the Caribbean
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Leon G. Doyon ; 2005
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
40,000 BP-4300 BP
Coverage Place
Mesoamerica and Central America: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama; and adjacent areas of the United States Southwest
Notes
Richard S. McNeish and Antoinette Nelken-Terner
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
75641025
LCSH
Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities