book chapter

The emergence of rank and the loss of autonomy

Zapotec civilization : how urban society evolved in Mexico's Oaxaca Valley, Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery • New York, N.Y. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 93-110, 247

By: Marcus, Joyce, Flannery, Kent V..

Abstract

Marcus and Flannery believe that rank or hereditary inequality emerged in the Valley of Oaxaca during the San José phase. To prove their point they use more than 'ten lines of evidence to demonstrate that San José phase society had hereditary inequality. [They] used that many because no single line of evidence, in isolation, would be sufficient.' (page 110). They look at evidence for lineages, inherited differences, authority and subordination (as seen in clothing and furniture differences), burials and burial offerings, possible sumptuary goods, household differences, cranial deformation, and loss of village autonomy. All the evidence seems to point to the emergence of chiefdoms.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

General Middle America and the Caribbean

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2008

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

3150-2850 BP (1150-850 BC)

Coverage Place

Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

Notes

Joyce Marcus, Kent V. Flannery

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247)

LCCN

95060561

LCSH

Zapotec Indians--Antiquities/Zapotec Indians--Politics and government/Land settlement--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities