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

Cover
Half Title
Recent Monumenta Archaeologica
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Formative Lifeways in Central Tlaxcala: An Introduction
Research Questions and the History of the Project
The Formative Sequence in Central Tlaxcala
The Sites
Provenience Designations: Lots, Features, Contexts
Organization of this Volume
Chapter 2: Amomoloc
The Site
Excavation Strategy Over Three Seasons
Overview of Results
Tzompantepec Occupation
Tlatempa Occupation
Chapter 3: Tetel
The Site
Excavation and Stratigraphy
Overview of Results
The Tlatempa Occupation
Speculative Scenario Relating Platform 1 to Features A4 and A13
The Texoloc Occupation
Chapter 4: Las Mesitas
The Site
Excavation and Stratigraphy
Overview of Results
The Texoloc Occupation
Chapter 5: La Laguna: Overview of Site
Previous Research
Site Setting and Surface Observations
Site-Wide Conventions
Placement in Regional Chronologies and Settlement Hierarchies
Chapter 6: La Laguna Site Mapping and Domestic Excavations in Areas D and H
Mapping La Laguna
Area H: Excavation and Stratigraphy
Area H: Contexts
Area D: Excavation and Stratigraphy
Area D: Contexts
Discussion
Chapter 7: La Laguna: Formative Contexts Away from the Site Center
Methods and Conventions
Area A
Area F
Area B
Summary of Evidence
Chapter 8: Contexts
Primary Contexts
Secondary Contexts
Samples for Social Analysis: The Three Alternatives
Chapter 9: Pottery: Description and Typology
Analytical Orientation
Ceramic Complexes
Classification of Wares
Vessel Forms
Decorative Schemes
Type Descriptions
Chapter 10: Stylistic and Chronological Analyses of Figurines
Style in Figurine Studies
Overview of Analytical Approach
Typology of the Assemblage
Chronological Analysis
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 11: A Formative Chronology for Central Tlaxcala
Concepts, Assumptions, and Methods
Previous Formative-Period Chronologies for Tlaxcala
Seriation By Grouping and Identification of Units
Second Seriation: Correspondence Analysis of Pottery Types
Third Seriation: Correspondence Analysis with Information From Multiple Artifact Classes
Final Assessment of the Seriations
Radiocarbon Dates
Absolute Chronology for the Phases
Chapter 12: Macroregional Research Topics for Formative Central Tlaxcala
A Multiscalar Framework for Investigating Formative Mesoamerica
Research Topics at the Macroregional Scale
The Study Area and the Central Mexican Macroregion
Conclusions
Chapter 13: Resumen en Español
Capítulo 1
Capítulo 2
Capítulo 3
Capítulo 4
Capítulo 5 A 7
Capítulo 8
Capítulo 9
Capítulo 10
Capítulo 11
Capítulo 12
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Index