essay
Excavations in the Coxcatlan locality in the alluvial slopes
Excavations and reconnaissance, by R. S. MacNeish, et al • 5 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 219-340
By: Fowler, Melvin L. (Melvin Leo), MacNeish, Richard S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Fowler and MacNeish write about their fieldwork in the Coxcatlan locality in the Tehuacan valley of Mexico. Two areas were excavated that contained strata within the time period: Coxcatlan cave and Coxcatlan terrace. Fowler and MacNeish briefly describe the strata, its contents (tools, floral and faunal material, etc.), seasonality, settlement pattern as it pertains to the site, diet, and discuss possible activity areas. The Coxcatlan locality had sites that ranged in time period from 12,000 BP to 400 BP. Only the occupation zones that pertain to the Highland Mesoamerican Archaic time period were indexed with OCM subject codes (Outline of Cultural Materials codes).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Diet
- Weapons
- General tools
- Lithic industries
- 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
- Sarah Berry, 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1960-1961 and 1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- circa 7000-4800 BP (5000-4800 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Coxcatlan locality, Tehuacán valley, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Melvin L. Fowler and Richard S. MacNeish
- For bibliographical references see document 2: MacNeish
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 67017873
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley--Antiquities/Ethnobotany--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley/Indians of Mexico--Ethnobotany--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley/Tehuacán River Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities