Mixtecs Zapotecs and Chatinos Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico Peoples of America 1st Edition by Arthur A Joyce ISBN 1444314955 9781444314953

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ISBN 10: 1444314955 
ISBN 13: 9781444314953
Author: Arthur A Joyce

Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the origins, history, and interrelationships of the civilizations that arose and flourished in Oaxaca. Provides an up-to-date summary of the current state of research findings and archaeological evidence Uses contemporary social theory to address many key problems relating to archaeology of the Americas, including the dynamics of social life and the rise and fall of civilizations Adds clarity to ongoing debates over cultural change and interregional interactions in ancient Mesoamerican societies Supplemented with compelling illustrations, photographs, and line drawings of various archaeological sites and artifacts

Mixtecs Zapotecs and Chatinos Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico Peoples of America 1st Table of contents:

one: People, Culture, and History
Sources of Evidence
Theorizing Oaxaca’s Ancient Past
two: Peoples and Landscapes on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest
The Physical Geography of Oaxaca
Mixtec and Zapotec Peoples at the Time of the Spanish Conquest
three: From Foragers to Village Life
First Peoples
The Archaic Period and the Origins of Agriculture
The Transition to Sedentism
Negotiating Initial Village Life
four: Negotiating Community and Complexity
Constructing Community and Identity in the Early Formative
Community and Identity in the Early Middle Formative
Structures of Authority in the Early to Middle Formative
five: From Village to City: The Founding and Early Development of Monte Albán
The Late Middle Formative Political Crisis
The Founding of Monte Albán
Political Consolidation and Upheaval at Monte Albán
six: Political Centralization in the Mixteca and Coast
Social Transformations in the Mixtec Highlands
Interregional Interaction and the Rise of Mixtec Centers
Political Authority and Ideology
Urbanization in the Lower Río Verde Valley
Political Collapse in the Mixteca and the Oaxaca Coast
seven: Authority and Polity in the Classic Period
Classic-Period Society in the Valley of Oaxaca
Classic-Period Polities of the Mixtec Highlands
Political Fragmentation and Centralization on the Oaxaca Coast
eight: Collapse and Reemergence
The Collapse in the Oaxacan Highlands
The Classic-Period Collapse and the Early Postclassic on the Oaxaca Coast
Postclassic Heroic History
Lord 8 Deer “Jaguar Claw” and the Archaeology of Tututepec (Yucu Dzaa)
Late Postclassic Archaeology of the Oaxacan Highlands
The Spanish Conquest
nine: Conclusions
Beyond Functionalism and Neo-Evolutionism in Oaxaca
Poststructural Theory and the Archaeology of the Mixtec, Zapotec, and Chatino
Endnotes

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