Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I: The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

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In this work, the authors interpret archaeological data on roughly 3000 years of human history in the Valley of Oaxaca, from roughly 1500 BC to AD 1500. They integrate information on settlement patterns, political and social organization, artifact distribution, and more. Contents List of Tables List of Figures Preface Chapter 1. Introduction and Comments on Methods Introduction Prior Work in the Valley of Oaxaca Natural Environment The Valley's Ceramic Sequence Field Methods Laboratory Procedures Chapter 2. Theoretical Background Introduction Traditional Approaches to the Explanation of Culture Change An Analytical Procedure Fluctuation and Change An Approach to Understanding the Evolution of Chiefdoms in the Valley of Oaxaca Consequences of the Formation of Monte Alban Conclusion Chapter 3. The Early and Middle Formative Periods, by Eva Fisch Introduction Settlement Patterns Catchment Calculations Setting the Stage for the Establishment of Monte Alban Conclusions Chapter 4. Period I Introduction Period I Settlement Patterns Growth Patterns Regional Organization Aspects of the Administrative Central-Place Hierarchy Part I: Primacy Part 2: Regional Interaction Part 3: Early I Administrative Districts Marketing in Early I Administrative Organization in Late I Late I Interaction Potential Measures Changes in Market Organization in Period I Period I: Conclusions The Origins of Monte Alban The Origin of the State in the Valley of Oaxaca Chapter 5. Period II Introduction Period II: Population Trends and Settlement Distributions Period II: Administrative Central Places Period II Interaction Measures Production/Distribution in Period II Period II: Conclusions Chapter 6. Period IIIa Introduction Period IIIa: Population Growth and Agricultural Development Period IIIa: Administrative Central Places Period IIIa: Interaction Estimates Production/Distribution in Period IlIa Period IIIa: Conclusions Chapter 7. Period IIIb Introduction Administrative Places in Period IIIb Period IIIb: Interaction Potential Measures Production/Distribution in Period IIIb Period IIIb: Conclusions Chapter 8. The Postclassic Introduction Postclassic Settlement Patterns and Population Transitions Administrative Places and Interaction Potentials in the Postclassic Production and Distribution in the Postclassic The Postclassic: Conclusions Addendum to Chapter 8: The Postclassic - A Summary of the Ethnohistoric Information Relevant to the Interpretation of Late Postclassic Settlement Pattern Data, the Central and Valle Grande Survey Zones, by Jill Appel Introduction Documentary Sources Local Administration Regional Integration and Regional Administration Commercial Activities Chapter 9. Population and Agricultural Potential: Early I Through V, by Stephen Kowalewski Introduction Variables and Assumptions Technology Land and Water Classification of Land Types The Distribution of Land Types Measuring Land Areas Climate and Weather Labor Consumption Calculating Potential Population The Results: Across Phases Potential Population Correlation and Regression Changing the Scale of Analysis Population/Resources and Distance from Monte Alban The Results: Phase by Phase Early I Late I Monte Alban II Monte Alban IIIa Monte Alban IIIb Monte Alban IV Monte Alban V General Conclusions Chapter 10. Patterns in Ceramic Production and Distribution, Periods Early I Through V, by Gary Feinman Introduction: Assumptions, Theoretical Framework, and Problem Orientation Analytical Framework: Variables, Measures, and Indices Analysis, Interpretations, and Results Rosario phase Monte Alban Early I Monte Alban Late I Monte Alban II Monte Alban IIIa Monte Alban IIIb Monte Alban IV Monte Alban V Summary Chapter 11. Synthesis The View From the Bottom The View From the Middle The Macroregional Perspective The Dynamic Conclusion Appendix I. Site Data Explanation of Terms Used in Coding Sites Coding Scheme For Sites Coded Data Comments Appendix II. Site Maps Appendix III. Distribution by Grid Square of Land Types Defined in Chapter I Appendix IV. Sites That Have Been Combined Appendix V. Site Survey Form Appendix VI. Field Number Designations and Field Numbers by Site Appendix VII. Ceramic Descriptions Appendix VIII. Number of Ceramic Types Per Site, by Administrative Rank Appendix IX. Ceramic Production Sites by Gary Feinman Early I Early I: Additional Comments Late I Late I: Additional Comments Monte Alban II Monte Alban II: Additional Comments Monte Alban IIIa Monte Alban IIIa: Additional Comments Monte Alban IIIb Monte Alban IIIb: Additional Comments Monte Alban IV Monte Alban IV: Additional Comments Monte Alban V Monte Alban V: Additional Comments Appendix X. Summary of Terraced Sites Appendix XI. Structure Summaries and Structure Drawings References Resumen en Espanol