The Vegetational History of the Oaxaca Valley and Zapotec Plant Knowledge
The Vegetational History of the Oaxaca Valley and Zapotec Plant Knowledge

Author: C. Earle Smith

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0932206727

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In Part I of this volume, C. Earle Smith draws on years of survey in the Oaxaca Valley and archaeological discoveries of plant remains in the region to create a portrait of the valley’s original wild vegetation, previous to human settlement. In Part 2, Ellen Messer provides the results of her ethnobotanical study of the Zapotec residents of Mitla, a town in the southern highlands of the Valley of Oaxaca. Over the course of four years, she studied with local residents to learn the names and uses for wild plants and agricultural plants in the area.

Zapotec Monuments and Political History
Zapotec Monuments and Political History

Author: Joyce Marcus

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 2020-02-12

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 0915703939

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Of the four major hieroglyphic writing systems of ancient Mesoamerica, the Zapotec is widely considered one of the oldest and least studied. This volume assesses the origins and spread of Zapotec writing; the use and role of Zapotec writing in the politics of the region; and the decline of hieroglyphic writing in the Valley of Oaxaca. Lavishly illustrated with maps, photographs, and original artwork.

The Sola Valley and the Monte Albán State
The Sola Valley and the Monte Albán State

Author: Andrew K. Balkansky

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 091570353X

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Balkansky’s full-coverage survey of the Sola Valley, 65 km southwest of Oaxaca City, documents 120 sites. By combining his data with that of 13 other regions of Oaxaca, he produces a model for Zapotec state expansion that integrates colonization, diplomacy, and military conquest.

Gheo-Shih
Gheo-Shih

Author: Frank Hole

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2024-06-30

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1951538773

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Reports on the discovery of Gheo-Shih, an Archaic site in the Valley of Oaxaca, and subsequent archaeological investigations.

Women's Ritual in Formative Oaxaca
Women's Ritual in Formative Oaxaca

Author: Joyce Marcus

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0915703483

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This book covers divination, figurine-making, and women’s ritual treatment of ancestors in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, from 1600 to 500 BC.

Excavations at San José Mogote 2
Excavations at San José Mogote 2

Author: Kent V. Flannery

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 0915703866

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San José Mogote is a 60-70 ha Formative site in the northern Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, which was occupied for a thousand years before the city of Monte Albán was founded. Filling 432 pages and utilizing more than 400 photographs and line drawings, this book describes in detail more than 35 public buildings, including men’s houses, one-room temples, a performance platform, two-room state temples, a ballcourt, and two types of palaces.

Early Formative Pottery of the Valley of Oaxaca
Early Formative Pottery of the Valley of Oaxaca

Author: Kent V. Flannery

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0915703343

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Using more than 300 illustrations, the authors present an encyclopedic analysis of the many types of pottery found in the Oaxaca Valley in the Early Formative period. From details of sherd profiles and tempers to discussions of the growth of various villages, this volume is an exhaustively thorough treatment of the topic and represents decades of archaeological fieldwork in the region.

Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

Author: Denise C. Hodges

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0915703165

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Author Denise C. Hodges examines the osteological remains from 14 archaeological sites in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, in an attempt to address the relationship between the intensification of agriculture and the health status of the prehistoric population. Volume 9 of the subseries Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Valley of Oaxaca.

Chipped Stone Tools in Formative Oaxaca, Mexico
Chipped Stone Tools in Formative Oaxaca, Mexico

Author: William J. Parry

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0915703106

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Chipped stone tools from archaeological sites can be a source of social and economic information about the inhabitants. In this volume, author William J. Parry presents his analysis of chipped stone tools found at Early and Middle Formative sites in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Volume 8 of the subseries Prehistory and Human Ecology of the Valley of Oaxaca.