essay

Tradition Summary: Highland Mesoamerican Early Preclassic

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2010 • Pages:

By: Rossum, Peter van.

Abstract
This is a summary of the Highland Mesoamerican Early Preclassic Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Highland Mesoamerican Early Preclassic archaeological tradition.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
tradition
Highland Mesoamerican Early Preclassic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
General Middle America and the Caribbean
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
4000-2600 BP
Coverage Place
highland Mesoamerica
Notes
Peter van Rossum
The major tradition summary is from "Early Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic" by Peter van Rossum from the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 5, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2001. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions. Sarah Berry and John Beierle wrote the synopsis in 2008. The indexing notes were written by John Beierle in 2008.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities