essay

Ritual and ceremonial development at the hunter-gatherer level: [topic 7]

cloud people : divergent evolution of the zapotec and mixtec civilizationsClinton Corners, N.Y.Published In 2003 • Pages: 30-32

By: Drennan, Robert D..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Drennan covers the evidence for ritual at the Late Archaic Gheo-Shih site in the Valley of Oaxaca (not applicable to this file, Early Mesoamerican Archaic NY30) and the Early Archaic El Riego phase of the Tehuacán Valley at Cocaxtlán and Purrón caves. The evidence comes largely from burials and human remains, with compelling detail on corpse mutilation and possible human sacrifice.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Population
Burial practices and funerals
Prayers and sacrifices
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Mesoamerican Archaic
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
General Middle America and the Caribbean
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
Leon G. Doyon ; 2005
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
9300-6000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Gheo-Shih, Valley of Oaxaca and Cocaxtlán Cave, Tehuacán Valley, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Robert D. Drennan
'A School of American Research book'--P. [ii]
Originally published: New York : Academic Press, 1983
For bibliographical references see document 4:[Flannery and Marcus]
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2002108710
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities