Formative Lifeways in Central Tlaxcala Vol. 1: Excavations, Ceramics, and Chronology


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Series: Monumenta Archaeologica 33
ISBN: 978-1-931745-69-7
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Price: Hb $75.00, Ebook $60.00
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Richard Lesure

The transition to the Formative in the relatively high-altitude study region of Tlaxcala, Mexico is later than it was in choice regions for early agriculture elsewhere in Mesoamerica. From 900 BCE, however, population growth and sociopolitical development were rapid. A central claim in the research presented here is that a macroregional perspective is essential for understanding the local Formative sequence. Coffee-bean figurineIn this volume, the data from excavations at three village sites (Amomoloc, Tetel, and Las Mesitas) and one modest regional center (La Laguna) are examined. The ceramic typology is described in detail. An innovative approach to the classification of figurines is presented, and a Formative chronology for the region is proposed based on seriation of refuse contexts and radiocarbon dates. The work concludes with a macroregional framework to be used in the analysis of subsistence, social relations, and political economy in Volumes 2 and 3, now in preparation.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Formative Lifeways in Central Tlaxcala: An Introduction by Richard G. Lesure
Chapter 2. Amomoloc by Jennifer Carballo and Richard G. Lesure
Chapter 3. Tetel by Richard G. Lesure and David M. Carballo
Chapter 4. Las Mesitas by Jennifer Carballo and David M. Carballo
Chapter 5. La Laguna: Overview of Site by Aleksander Borejsza and David M. Carballo
Chapter 6. La Laguna: Site Mapping and Domestic Excavations in Areas D and H by David M. Carballo
Chapter 7. La Laguna: Formative Contexts Away from the Site Center by Aleksander Borejsza and Isabel Rodríquez López
Chapter 8. Contexts by Richard G. Lesure, Aleksander Borejsza, Jennifer Carballo, David M. Carballo, and Isabel Rodríguez López
Chapter 9. Pottery: Description and Typology by Richard G. Lesure, Isabel Rodríguez López, Aleksander Borejsza, Jennifer Carballo, and David M. Carballo
Chapter 10. Stylistic and Chronological Analyses of Figurines by Richard G. Lesure
Chapter 11. A Formative Chronoogy for Central Tlaxcala by Richard G. Lesure, Jennifer Carballo, David M. Carballo, Aleksander Borejsza, and Isabel Rodríguez López
Chapter 12. Macroregional Research Topics for Formative Central Tlaxcala by Richard G. Lesure
Chapter 13. Resumen en Español
Appendix A: Correlation Between Different Systems of Vessel Form Codes
Appendix B: List of Lots with Cross-References to Features and Refuse Samples