Ancient Oaxaca : the Monte Albán state
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Ancient Oaxaca : the Monte Albán state
（Case studies in early societies）
Cambridge University Press, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-149) and index
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Description
This book investigates the emergence of social complexity and state formation in a New World region. Around 500 BC, the Valley of Oaxaca, in present-day Mexico, was the site of one of the earliest Native American states, when a new regional capital was established at Monte Alban. Today one of Mexico's most famous and spectacular archaeological sites, Monte Alban signalled an important series of changes in regional political structure in the direction of greater political complexity and integration within a larger domain. The four authors of this introductory text have over the years produced much of the most important primary information we have about developing complex societies in this region. Drawing on the abundance of excavated remains and a survey of regional archaeological settlement patterns, they provide a succinct account of the causes and consequences of political change in the region.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: Mesoamerica and its pre-Hispanic civilization
- 2. The Valley of Oaxaca: a regional setting for an early state
- 3. The origins of Monte Alban
- 4. The great transformation
- 5. Synthesis and conclusion
- Epilogue.
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