Ancient urbanism at Xochicalco : the evolution and organization of a pre-Hispanic society
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Ancient urbanism at Xochicalco : the evolution and organization of a pre-Hispanic society
(Archaeological research at Xochicalco, v. 1)
University of Utah Press, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references
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The ancient site of Xochicalco is located in the state of Mor\elos in the southern reaches of the central Mexican mountain range. Two hundred years ago it was the first archaeological site in Mexico to be "scintifically" described, but archaeologists have since disagreed on prac lly every aspect of its history and function. It has been characterized as a Maya colony, a commercial entreptt controlling interregional trade rou\es, a religious shrine and pilgrimage center for the cult of Quetzalcoata\, and even the location of Tamoanchan, the paradise of Nahuatl mythology.Seeking answers, the Xochicalco Mapping Project was initiated in 1978. Spe\ cific goals were to locate the site's physical boundaries and identify it\ residential area; map and establish the size of Xochicalco during its major developmental periods; analyze the site's residential and public architecture to provide clues for sociopolitical organization; and obtain data for insight into Xochicalco's role in the regional evolution of social, economic, and political systems.. The two volumes in this series present data and analysis from twenty years of research. Volume 1 offers a specific analysis of Xochicalco urban development plus a synthetic treatment of culture process in central Mexico. Volume 2 includes descriptive and synthetic contributions. It contains much of the data referred to in volume 1, though primarily in summary form. Together the volumes are an important step in documenting central Mexican prehistory.
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