book chapter

Neutron-activation analysis of ceramics from the Valley of Oaxaca and the Cuicatlán Cañada

fuego y sangre: early Zapotec imperialism in the Cuicatlán Cañada, Oaxaca by Elsa M. Redmond • 1 (16) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 185-205

By: Harbottle, G., Redmond, Elsa M..

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

This appendix to document 6 in the collection consists largely of an exhaustive inventory of the representative sample of clearly classified 82 pottery sherds dating to the Middle and Late Formative period: from the Cuicatlán Cañada Project and comparable pieces from the Oaxaca Valley (largely from Monte Albán). The results of neutron activation analysis largely confirm prior assumptions based on traditional methods of classification and seriation. Four or five compositional clusters are clearly products of the geology of the respective valley systems and of one localized clay source still employed by local potters. An important revelation is that the scale of importation of Oaxaca Valley ceramics into the Cuicatlán Cañada actually decreases with the incorporation of the latter region into the Monte Albán state during the Late Formative. Instead, local production switched to imitating the Monte Albán style, perhaps as part of meeting tribute demands by the dominant center.

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

Ceramic technology

Archaeological inventories

Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Highland Mesoamerican Late 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

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Physical Scientist

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

Leon G. Doyon; 2008

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

no date

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

2700-1350 BP (700 BC-AD 650)

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

Cuicatlán Cañada and Valley of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

NotesAdditional notes

Elsa M. Redmond and Garman Harbottle

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

84622412

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Zapotec Indians--Antiquities/Zapotec Indians--History/Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Cuicatlán Cañada--Antiquities/Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Cuicatlán Cañada--History/Cuicatlán Cañada (Mexico)--Antiquities/Mexico--Antiquities