Abstract
Current research in the Mixteca region of Mexico has revealed that Formative communities were as populous as in other Mesoamerican regions. Evidence of emerging social complexity is associated with the use of and access to luxury items of foreign style and/or manufacture. Research efforts draw from indigenous models to interpret data and investigate urbanism. Regional and environmental approaches, household studies, and ethnohistory are integrated to study ethnic diversity and the complex history of human occupation. The politics associated with cultural resource management and community archaeology in the Mixteca also are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-121 |
Number of pages | 47 |
Journal | Journal of Archaeological Research |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethnohistory
- Households
- Mesoamerica
- Regional studies
- Urbanism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Archaeology
- Arts and Humanities(all)