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Coapexco and Tlatilco: sites with Olmec materials in the basin of Mexico

regional perspectives on the olmec • Cambridge [England] • Published In 1989 • Pages: 85-121, 345-376

By: Tolstoy, Paul.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Coapexco and Tlatilco both date to the Early Horizon period (1400-950 BC) in the Basin of Mexico, and represent two of the possible four of the earliest known sedentary communities in the region (Tapacoya and possibly Cuicuilco being the others). This study examines each community in turn describing the pottery, figurines, obsidian, and ground stone artifacts from Coapexco, and the graves and grave goods from Tlatilco showing Olmec influences.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Dating methods in archaeology

Burial practices and funerals

Acculturation and culture contact

Ceramic technology

Historical reconstruction

Status, role, and prestige

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Highland Mesoamerican Early Preclassic

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.

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

1960-1973

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

3400-2950 BP (1400-950 BC)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Coapexco and Tlatilco, Basin of Mexico

NotesAdditional notes

Paul Tolstoy

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-376)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

88022946

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley--Antiquities