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Excavations at Cerro Tilcajete: A Monte Albán II Administrative Center in the Valley of Oaxaca
Christina Elson
This volume, part of a series on the prehistory and human ecology of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, focuses on Cerro Tilcajete, a secondary administrative center below Monte Albán, the capital of the prehispanic Zapotec state.
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Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Illustrations
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Introduction to Volume 14
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1. An Introduction to Elites at Secondary Centers in the Zapotec State
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An Overview of Cerro Tilcajete and the Early Zapotec State
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Anthropological Approaches to Defining Zapotec Elites
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Summary
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Chapter 2. Elite Behavior in the Early Zapotec State
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Zapotec Polities in the Sixteenth Century
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Summary
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Chapter 3. The Oaxaca Valley in Monte Albán II (100 B.C.-A.D. 200)
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Archaeological Indicators of Elite Behavior
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The Regional Picture
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Monte Albán
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San José Mogote
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Dainzú
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Regions Outside the Valley
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Summary
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Chapter 4. Cerro Tilcajete During Monte Albán II (100 B.C.-A.D. 200)
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The Surface Data
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Excavation Data
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Temples and Civic-Ceremonial Buildings
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Residential Excavations
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Pottery Types Believed to Reflect Status
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Household Ritual
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Obsidian
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Shell
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Summary
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Chapter 5. Cerro Tilcajete and the Decline of the Zapotec State
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Monte Albán
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The Oaxaca Valley in the Classic Period
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The Chronology of the Late Classic and Epic1assic
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Jalieza
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Cerro Tilcajete
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Summary
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Chapter 6. Conclusions
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Appendix A. Ceramic Terms, Analysis, and Illustrations
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Appendix B. Human Remains From Surface Collections and Features in Structures at Cerro Tilcajete, by William Duncan
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Appendix C. The Shell Assemblage From Cerro Tilcajete, by Gary M. Feinman and Linda M. Nicholas
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Appendix D. Resumen En Castellano, by Christina Elson
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Bibliography
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Published: 2007
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-0-915703-66-1 (paper)
- 978-1-951519-84-1 (ebook)