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The Preceramic and Formative of the Oaxaca
Archaeology, Jeremy A. Sabloff, volume editor, with the assistance of Patricia A. Andrews • 1 • Published In 1981 • Pages: 48-93
By: Flannery, Kent V., Marcus, Joyce, Kowalewski, Stephen A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper presents a synopsis of the preceramic (Archaic) period in the Valley of Oaxaca, essentially encompassing three historical phases: the Jicaras (5000-4000 BC); Blanca (3300-2800 BC); and Martinez (±2000 BC). Cultural data for the Archaic deal primarily with stone projectile points and tools, and settlement patterns. Much of the document, however, deals with the successive Formative tradition in the region which is outside the chronological period of the Archaic and therefore has not been indexed with OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Fauna
- Flora
- Historical reconstruction
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Weapons
- General tools
- Settlement patterns
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Mesoamerican Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 7000-4000 BP (5000-2000 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kent V. Flannery, Joyce Marcus, and Stephen A. Kowalewski
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81004353
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Antiquities