Settlement Archaeology and Political Economy at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz, Mexico
Christopher A. . Ed(S): Pool
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Description for Settlement Archaeology and Political Economy at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz, Mexico
Paperback. This volume presents new information from a programme of intensive archaeological survey and surface collection. Results from these surveys is discussed and interpreted within the context of urbanisation processes of Tres Zapotes. Editor(s): Pool, Christopher A. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 106 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
A dual strategy of systematic interval transect sampling and full-coverage survey of architectural features and artifact concentrations permits an evaluation of the relative effectiveness of these commonly employed methods. Auger testing in floodplain areas yielded evidence of extensive buried deposits. Distributional analysis of the surface and subsurface data documents the site's growth and decline from 900 BC to AD 900 in radiocarbon years and confirm that Tres Zapotes achieved its apogee during the Late and Terminal Formative periods (400 BC--AD 300). An attribute analysis of burned earthen artifacts discriminates between daub and probable kiln remains, helping to define ceramic production ... Read more
A dual strategy of systematic interval transect sampling and full-coverage survey of architectural features and artifact concentrations permits an evaluation of the relative effectiveness of these commonly employed methods. Auger testing in floodplain areas yielded evidence of extensive buried deposits. Distributional analysis of the surface and subsurface data documents the site's growth and decline from 900 BC to AD 900 in radiocarbon years and confirm that Tres Zapotes achieved its apogee during the Late and Terminal Formative periods (400 BC--AD 300). An attribute analysis of burned earthen artifacts discriminates between daub and probable kiln remains, helping to define ceramic production ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
Series
Monographs
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781931745079
SKU
V9781931745079
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About Christopher A. . Ed(S): Pool
Christopher A. Pool is associate professor of anthropology and past director of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of Kentucky.
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