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Preceramic sites and cave occupations

Monte Albán's hinterland, part. 2: Prehispanic settlement patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, by Stephen A. Kowalewski ... [et al • (23) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 39-53

By: Finsten, Laura, Flannery, Kent V., Macnider, Barbara.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Finsten et al. provide short descriptions of the sites that were found as the results of two surveys: the earlier one by the Smithsonian Institution/University of Michigan and the second by the Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project. Most of the sites described are cave sites with preceramic or Archaic desposits and ceramic deposits, some of which date up to the Postclassic period. The sites with ceramic deposits that may date to the Late Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic period were marked for OCM codes (Outline of Cultural Materials codes).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Archaeological survey methods
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
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
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1964-1967 and late 1970s to early 1980s
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Archaic to Postclassic periods
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
by Laura Finsten, Kent V. Flannery, and Barbara Macnider
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
90620264
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley--Antiquities/Land settlement patterns--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Demographic archaeology--Mexico--Oaxaca Valley/Monte Albán Site (Mexico)/Oaxaca Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities