Olmec to Aztec: Settlement Patterns in the Ancient Gulf Lowlands

Barbara L Stark and Philip J Arnold III (editors)

ISBN 10: 0816516898 / ISBN 13: 9780816516896

Published by University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1994

x+383 pages with maps, figures, illustrations and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition.

Contents: The Spatial Structure of Formative Houselots at Bezuapan by Christopher A Pool; Olmec Ritual and Sacred Geography at Manati by Maria del Carmen Rodriguez and Ponciano Ortiz Ceballos; Olmec Architecture at San Lorenzo by Ann Cyphers; Spindle Whorls and cotton Production at Middle Classic Matacapan and in the Gulf Lowlands by Barbara Ann Hall; Settlement System and Population Development at San Lorenzo by Stacey C Symonds and Roberto Lunagomez; Formative Period Settlement Patterns in the Tuxtla Mountains by Robert S Statley, Philip F Arnold III and Thomas P Barrett; Settlement History in the Lower Cotaxtla Basin by Annick Daneels; by Christopher von Nagay; Gulf Lowland Ceramic Styles and Political Geography in Ancient Veracruz by Barbara L Stark; Gulf Lowland Settlement in Perspective by Philip F Arnold III and Barbara L Stark.

Condition: Heal corners bumped else a very good to fine copy in a fine jacket. Seller Inventory # A0186

Synopsis:

Archaeological settlement patterns—the ways in which ancient people distributed themselves across a natural and cultural landscape—provide the central theme for this long-overdue update to our understanding of the Mexican Gulf lowlands Olmec to Aztec offers the only recent treatment of the region that considers its entire prehistory from the second millennium B.C. to A.D. 1519. The editors have assembled a distinguished group of international scholars, several of whom here provide the first widely available English-language account of ongoing research. Several studies present up-to-date syntheses of the archaeological record in their respective areas. Other chapters provide exciting new data and innovative insights into future directions in Gulf lowland archaeology. Olmec to Aztec is a crucial resource for archaeologists working in Mexico and other areas of Latin America. Its contributions help dispel long-standing misunderstandings about the prehistory of this region and also correct the sometimes overzealous manner in which cultural change within the Gulf lowlands has been attributed to external forces. This important book clearly demonstrates that the Gulf lowlands played a critical role in ancient Mesoamerica throughout the entirety of pre-Columbian history.

About the Author: Barbara L. Stark is chair and a professor of anthropology at Arizona State University. Philip J. Arnold II is an associate professor of anthropology at Loyola Univerasity.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Olmec to Aztec: Settlement Patterns in the ...
Publisher: University of Arizona Press, Tucson
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition