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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781621403321

Autore

Santley Robert S

Titolo

The prehistory of the Tuxtlas [[electronic resource] /] / Robert S. Santley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2007

ISBN

1-283-63548-8

0-8263-4071-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

972/.6201

Soggetti

Indians of Mexico - Mexico - Tuxtlas Region - Antiquities

Indians of Mexico - Implements - Mexico - Tuxtlas Region

Indian pottery - Mexico - Tuxtlas Region

Obsidian - Mexico - Tuxtlas Region

Obsidian implements - Mexico - Tuxtlas Region

Tuxtlas Region (Mexico) Antiquities

Tuxtlas Region (Mexico) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The contemporary setting, natural environment, and geologic history of the Tuxtlas -- The culture history of the Tuxtlas -- Classic period ceramics production and distribution -- Classic period obsidian production and distribution -- Teotihuacán, Matacapan, and the Tuxtlas -- The classic period political economy of the Tuxtlas -- The rise and demise of complex society in the Tuxtlas -- Summary and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents Santley's final synthesis of the evolution of Mesoamerican civilization in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico.