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The archaeological reconnaissance
Excavations and reconnaissance, by R. S. MacNeish, et al • 5 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 341-495
By: MacNeish, Richard S., Peterson, Frederick A., Neely, James A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is a detailed archaeological reconnaissance of settlement pattern types in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico from the Ajuereado period (ca. 10,000 BC) to the Late Venta Salada period around 1521 AD. These settlement pattern types are discussed in terms of their ecological and geographical locations, permanency of occupation, kinds of structures or lack thereof occurring at each site, the arrangement and relationships of the structures to each other, and the type and size of the settlements. Only data relevant to the Highland Mesoamerican Archaic period, the Abejas and Coxcatlan phases, have been indexed with OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Settlement patterns
- Geography
- Annual cycle
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Reviews and critiques
- 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
- 1961-1964
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 12,000-3521 BP (10,000 BC-AD 1521)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tehuacán valley, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard S. MacNeish, Frederick A. Peterson, and James A. Neely
- 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