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Ceramics of Postclassic Cholula, Mexico: Typology and Seriation of Pottery from the UA-1 Domestic Compound (Monograph (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at Ucla) ; V. 43.)
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Paperback. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: AFPC; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
As the center for the religious cult of Quetzalcoatl, Cholula played a prominent role in shaping events of central Mexico's Postclassic period. Yet confusion over historical events in Cholula itself have limited its place in recent archaeological considerations of Mesoamerica. Since ceramic sequences are the backbone of archaeological chronologies, this confusion ultimately relates to problems in previous attempts to order archaeological time with ceramics. This book provides an innovative new classification of Cholula ceramics, based on artifact assemblages from primary depositional contexts recovered from the UA-1 excavations. A detailed and well-illustrated description of ceramic types is provided to construct a ... Read more
As the center for the religious cult of Quetzalcoatl, Cholula played a prominent role in shaping events of central Mexico's Postclassic period. Yet confusion over historical events in Cholula itself have limited its place in recent archaeological considerations of Mesoamerica. Since ceramic sequences are the backbone of archaeological chronologies, this confusion ultimately relates to problems in previous attempts to order archaeological time with ceramics. This book provides an innovative new classification of Cholula ceramics, based on artifact assemblages from primary depositional contexts recovered from the UA-1 excavations. A detailed and well-illustrated description of ceramic types is provided to construct a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Condition
New
Series
Monographs
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9780917956973
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V9780917956973
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Geoffrey G. McCafferty is associate professor of archaeology at the University of Calgary.
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