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Ancient Tollan: the Sacred Precinct
100 RES 38 AUTUMN 2000 Figure 12. Upper section of Pillar 3: Personage with attributes of Tezcatlipoca. Photograph: Humberto Hiera. Ancient Toi Ian The sacred precinct ALBAGUADALUPE MASTACHE and ROBERTH. COBEAN Tula, along with Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan, was to level the area for the plaza and to construct platforms one most of the important cities inMexico's Central that functioned as bases for buildings. Highlands. During Tula's apogee between a.d. 900-1150, It is evident that at Tula the placement of the area the city covered nearly 16 square kilometers. Its of monumental center is strategic, not only because it over an influence extended much of Central Mexico along occupies easily defended place but also because of its with other regions of Mesoamerica, including areas of central setting at a dominant point that had great visual the Baj?o, the Huasteca, the Gulf Coast, the Yucatan impact, being visible to inhabitants in every part of the city peninsula, and such distant places as the Soconusco, on and within view of many rural sites. Lefebvre observes that the Pacific Coast of Chiapas and Guatemala, and El a city's habitational zone ismade on a human scale, a Salvador. From cultural and ethnic perspective, Tula whereas the monumental zone has a superhuman scale, a constituted synthesis of principally two different which goes beyond human beings?overwhelming them, traditions: the preceding urban culture from Teotihuacan dazzling them. The monumental buildings' scale is the in the Basin of Mexico, and another tradition from the scale of divinity, of a divine ruler, of abstract institutions northern Mesoamerican periphery, especially the Baj?o that dominate human society (Lefebvre 1982:84). -
Zapotec Empire an Empire Covering 20 000 Sq
1 Zapotec Empire an empire covering 20 000 sq. km. This empire is thought to have included the Cen- ARTHUR A. JOYCE tral Valleys (i.e., the Valleys of Oaxaca, Ejutla, University of Colorado, USA and Miahuatlán) and surrounding areas such as the Cañada de Cuicatlán as well as regions to the east and south extending to the Pacific Archaeological and ethnohistoric evidence coastal lowlands, particularly the lower Río from Oaxaca, Mexico, suggests that Zapo- Verde Valley. These researchers argue that tec-speaking peoples may have formed small Monte Albán’s rulers pursued a strategy of empires during the pre-Hispanic era (Joyce territorial conquest and imperial control 2010). A possible empire was centered on through the use of a large, well-trained, and the Late Formative period (300 BCE–200 CE) hierarchical military that pursued extended city of Monte Albán in the Oaxaca Valley. campaigns and established hilltop outposts, The existence of this empire, however, has garrisons, and fortifications (Redmond and been the focus of a major debate. Stronger Spencer 2006: 383). Evidence that Monte support is available for a coastal Zapotec Albán conquered and directly administered Empire centered on the Late Postclassic outlying regions, however, is largely limited – (1200 1522 CE) city of Tehuantepec. to iconographic interpretations of a series of Debate concerning Late Formative Zapotec carved stones at Monte Albán known as the imperialism is focused on Monte Albán and “Conquest Slabs” and debatable similarities its interactions with surrounding regions. in ceramic styles among these regions (e.g., Monte Albán was founded in c.500 BCE on Marcus and Flannery 1996). -
Cerro Danush: an Exploration of the Late Classic Transition in the Tlacolula Valley, Oaxaca
FAMSI © 2008: Ronald Faulseit Cerro Danush: An Exploration of the Late Classic Transition in the Tlacolula Valley, Oaxaca. Research Year: 2007 Culture: Zapotec Chronology: Late Classic Location: Oaxaca Valley, México Site: Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl Table of Contents Abstract Resumen Introduction Notes on Dating and Ceramic Phases for the Valley of Oaxaca Project Goals and Theoretical Approach Field Operations 2007 – 2008 Introduction Site Mapping Procedures Discussion of Features Mapped on Cerro Danush Rock Paintings Natural Springs Caves Man-Made Terraces Surface Collection Procedures Artifact Analysis Procedures 1 Initial Conclusions and Interpretations Cerro Danush in the Late Postclassic Period, A.D. 1200-1521 Cerro Danush: Ritual Landscape and the Festival of the Cross Cerro Danush in the Early Postclassic Period, A.D. 900 – 1200 The Oaxaca Valley in the Late Classic Period, A.D. 500 – 900 Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl in the Late Classic Period, A.D. 500 – 900 Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl as a District Center List of Figures Sources Cited Abstract This report describes and provides preliminary interpretations for the 2007-2008 field season of mapping and surface collection conducted on Cerro Danush at the site of Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl in Oaxaca, Mexico. Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl is an expansive settlement that was an important part of the Prehispanic Zapotec tradition. Over 130 man-made terraces were mapped, all dating to the Late Classic period (500-900 A.D.), and a large terrace complex found at the summit of Cerro Danush is interpreted as the civic-ceremonial center of the site during that time. I argue that the Late Classic shift in civic-ceremonial focus away from Cerro Dainzú to Cerro Danush implies direct involvement at the site from the nearby urban center of Monte Albán. -
Memorias De Piedra Verde: Miradas Simbólicas De Las Reliquias Toltecas
Memorias de piedra verde: miradas simbólicas de las reliquias toltecas Stephen Castillo Bernal* Museo Nacional de Antropología, INAH RESUMEN: Las placas de piedra verde son características del periodo Epiclásico (650-900 d.C.), en ellas se encuentran plasmadas las memorias de los guerreros, dignatarios y sacerdotes. Me- diante este texto se realiza un análisis simbólico y contextual de diversas placas recuperadas en los sitios de Xochicalco (650-900 d.C.) y de Tula (900-1200 d.C.), fundamentado en los significados simbólicos y anímicos que los toltecas le asignaron a esta clase de objetos. Al abrigo de la teoría del ritual de Victor Turner [1980, 1988], se avanza en una interpretación alterna de estos objetos, pues se ha asumido que ellos aluden a sacerdotes en estado de trance. Se postula también que los sujetos son representaciones de muertos, depositados como reliquias cargadas de meta-mensajes de tiempos pasados y que aparecen en contextos posteriores, como Tula o Tenochtitlan. PALABRAS CLAVE: Toltecas, piedra verde, reliquias, ancestros, muerte. Memories of green stone: A symbolic look at some Toltec relics ABSTRACT: Green stone slabs are characteristic of the Epiclassic period (650-900 A.D.). On them, warriors, dignitaries and priests were embodied. This paper provides a symbolic and contextual analysis of several of the said plates —in this case— recovered at the sites of Xochicalco (650-900 AD) and Tula (900-1200 AD), focusing specifically on the symbolic and emotional meanings that the Toltecs assigned to this class of object. From the ritual theory of Victor Turner [1980, 1988], an alternative interpretation of these objects is proposed, since it has been assumed that they allude to priests in a state of trance. -
The Sweep of History
STUDENT’S World History & Geography 1 1 1 Essentials of World History to 1500 Ver. 3.1.10 – Rev. 2/1/2011 WHG1 The following pages describe significant people, places, events, and concepts in the story of humankind. This information forms the core of our study; it will be fleshed-out by classroom discussions, audio-visual mat erials, readings, writings, and other act ivit ies. This knowledge will help you understand how the world works and how humans behave. It will help you understand many of the books, news reports, films, articles, and events you will encounter throughout the rest of your life. The Student’s Friend World History & Geography 1 Essentials of world history to 1500 History What is history? History is the story of human experience. Why study history? History shows us how the world works and how humans behave. History helps us make judgments about current and future events. History affects our lives every day. History is a fascinating story of human treachery and achievement. Geography What is geography? Geography is the study of interaction between humans and the environment. Why study geography? Geography is a major factor affecting human development. Humans are a major factor affecting our natural environment. Geography affects our lives every day. Geography helps us better understand the peoples of the world. CONTENTS: Overview of history Page 1 Some basic concepts Page 2 Unit 1 - Origins of the Earth and Humans Page 3 Unit 2 - Civilization Arises in Mesopotamia & Egypt Page 5 Unit 3 - Civilization Spreads East to India & China Page 9 Unit 4 - Civilization Spreads West to Greece & Rome Page 13 Unit 5 - Early Middle Ages: 500 to 1000 AD Page 17 Unit 6 - Late Middle Ages: 1000 to 1500 AD Page 21 Copyright © 1998-2011 Michael G. -
The Diffusion of Maize to the Southwestern United States and Its Impact
PERSPECTIVE The diffusion of maize to the southwestern United States and its impact William L. Merrilla, Robert J. Hardb,1, Jonathan B. Mabryc, Gayle J. Fritzd, Karen R. Adamse, John R. Roneyf, and A. C. MacWilliamsg aDepartment of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37102, Washington, DC 20013-7012; bDepartment of Anthropology, One UTSA Circle, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249; cHistoric Preservation Office, City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, AZ 85726; dDepartment of Anthropology, Campus Box 1114, One Brookings Drive, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130; eCrow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez, CO 81321; fColinas Cultural Resource Consulting, 6100 North 4th Street, Private Mailbox #300, Albuquerque, NM 87107; and gDepartment of Archaeology, 2500 University Drive Northwest, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 Edited by Linda S. Cordell, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, and approved October 30, 2009 (received for review June 22, 2009) Our understanding of the initial period of agriculture in the southwestern United States has been transformed by recent discoveries that establish the presence of maize there by 2100 cal. B.C. (calibrated calendrical years before the Christian era) and document the processes by which it was integrated into local foraging economies. Here we review archaeological, paleoecological, linguistic, and genetic data to evaluate the hypothesis that Proto-Uto-Aztecan (PUA) farmers migrating from a homeland in Mesoamerica intro- duced maize agriculture to the region. We conclude that this hypothesis is untenable and that the available data indicate instead a Great Basin homeland for the PUA, the breakup of this speech community into northern and southern divisions Ϸ6900 cal. -
"Comments on the Historicity of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, Tollan, and the Toltecs" by Michael E
31 COMMENTARY "Comments on the Historicity of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, Tollan, and the Toltecs" by Michael E. Smith University at Albany, State University of New York Can we believe Aztec historical accounts about Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, Tollan, and other Toltec phenomena? The fascinating and important recent exchange in the Nahua Newsletter between H. B. Nicholson and Michel Graulich focused on this question. Stimulated partly by this debate and partly by a recent invitation to contribute an essay to an edited volume on Tula and Chichén Itzá (Smith n.d.), I have taken a new look at Aztec and Maya native historical traditions within the context of comparative oral histories from around the world. This exercise suggests that conquest-period native historical accounts are unlikely to preserve reliable information about events from the Early Postclassic period. Surviving accounts of the Toltecs, the Itzas (prior to Mayapan), Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, Tula, and Chichén Itzá all belong more to the realm of myth than history. In the spirit of encouraging discussion and debate, I offer a summary here of my views on early Aztec native history; a more complete version of which, including discussion of the Maya Chilam Balam accounts, will be published in Smith (n.d.). I have long thought that Mesoamericanists have been far too credulous in their acceptance of native historical sources; this is an example of what historian David Fischer (1970:58-61) calls "the fallacy of misplaced literalism." Aztec native history was an oral genre that employed painted books as mnemonic devices to aid the historian or scribe in their recitation (Calnek 1978; Nicholson 1971). -
Smith ME & M. Lind . Xoo-Phase Ceramics from Oaxaca Found At
Ancient Mesoamerica, 16 (2005), 169–177 Copyright © 2005 Cambridge University Press. Printed in the U.S.A. DOI: 10.1017/S095653610505011X XOO-PHASE CERAMICS FROM OAXACA FOUND AT CALIXTLAHUACA IN CENTRAL MEXICO Michael E. Smitha and Michael D. Lindb aSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA bIndependent Scholar, Santa Ana, CA, USA Abstract We describe tombs and ceramic collections in Zapotec style excavated in central Mexico, outside Oaxaca. The most notable are 13 ceramic vessels and objects from the Xoo complex (a.d. 500–800) excavated by José García Payón in Calixtlahuaca (near the city of Toluca), and three Zapotec-style tombs excavated in Los Teteles (near the city of Puebla). We also mention Zapotec remains excavated near Tula, Hidalgo, and tombs in other parts of central Mexico. We briefly explore the implications of these data for our understanding of central Mexico after the fall of Teotihuacan. The presence of Oaxacan ceramics at Teotihuacan in the Early Albán IV as separate ceramic phases, a practice that was then Classic period is well known. Parts of the “Oaxaca barrio” (or followed by archaeologists conducting survey and surface collec- Tlailotlacan), where these materials are concentrated, have been tions in the Valley of Oaxaca (Blanton et al. 1982; Finsten 1995; excavated (Spence 1989, 1992), revealing a tomb and a calendri- Kowalewski et al. 1989). cal inscription in Oaxacan style in addition to imported ceramic On the basis of fieldwork at Monte Albán itself, however, Mar- vessels. It appears that a group of people from Oaxaca—most cus Winter (1989) and Michael Lind (1994) proposed merging likely Zapotecs—resided at Teotihuacan, and the implications of these two constructs (Monte Albán IIIB and IV) back into a single this situation for trade and interaction between Teotihuacan and ceramic phase, which they named Xoo. -
Mesoamerican Region
MESOAMERICAN REGION The Mesoamerican Region (MAR) has the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere and some of the last healthy populations of Caribbean staghorn and elkhorn corals. The MAR’s coral reefs face signicant threats including climate change, HIGHLIGHTS land-based sources of pollution and unsustainable shing. 2005 CORAL begins working in the MAR with a 2005 focusCORAL on begins Roatán, working Honduras in the MAR with a The Coral Reef Alliance’s (CORAL) vision is for 35 percent of the MAR’s coral reefs to be focus on Roatán, Honduras 2006 Roatán Marine Park begins conducting included in a Mesoamerican ADAPTIVE REEFSCAPE – a network of healthy reefs that 2006 Roatpatrolsán Marineand installing Park mooringsbegins conducting in the Sandy Bay can adapt to climate change because it is diverse, connected and large. The reefs of the patrolsWest End and MPA installing with support moorings from in CORAL the Sandy Bay West End MPA with support from CORAL southern MAR (Honduras and Guatemala) have the least developed management A new sewage treatment plant is installed 2011 A new sewage treatment plant is installed systems in the region. Our work in Honduras lls a substantial gap in the spatial in West End, Roatán thanks to the support of coverage of effective reef protection. The Mesoamerican Adaptive Reefscape can serve CORAL and its partners as a replicable model for coral reef conservation globally. 2012 Cordelia Banks, Roatán is declared a site of wildlife importance by the Honduran government CORAL has more than a decade of experience working in the MAR, with an emphasis on government establishing a network of effectively managed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in 2013 CORAL establishes the Geotourism Council to encourage private tourism operators to adopt Honduras. -
Machc19-05.4
19th Meeting of the MesoAmerica – Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission Regional Capacity Building Update of Brazil on its Regional Project International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale Capacity Building in the Caribbean, South America and Africa - Hydrography Courses Brazil/DHN has been expanding its Capacity Building Project towards other countries in the Amazon region and in the Atlantic Ocean basin. COURSE DESCRIPTION DURATION C-Esp-HN Technician in Hydrography and Navigation (Basic Training) 42 weeks C-Ap-HN Technician in Hydrography and Navigation (IHO Cat. “B”) 35 weeks CAHO Hydrographic Surveyors (IHO Cat. “A”) 50 weeks 2018 – 1 Bolivian Navy Officer (IHO Cat “A”). 2019 – Confirmed: 2 students from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (IHO Cat “A”). Confirmation in progress: Angola (6), Mozambique (4), Bolivia (1), Colombia (1) and Paraguay (1) (IHO Cat “A” and “B”). 2020 – In the near future, Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and other Brazilian universities and governmental institutions in cooperation with DHN will develop a Hydrography Program and a Nautical Cartography Program. International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale 2 Capacity Building - IHO Sponsored Trainings/Courses Work Program Training/Course Date 2018 Maritime Safety Information (MSI) Training Course 16-18 October 18 participants from 12 different countries Argentina (2) Brazil (6) Bolivia (1) Colombia (1) Ecuador (1) El Salvador (1) Guyana (1) Liberia (1) Paraguay (1) Peru (1) Uruguay (1) -
A Glance at Member Countries of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project, (LC/MEX/TS.2019/12), Mexico City, 2019
Thank you for your interest in this ECLAC publication ECLAC Publications Please register if you would like to receive information on our editorial products and activities. When you register, you may specify your particular areas of interest and you will gain access to our products in other formats. www.cepal.org/en/publications ublicaciones www.cepal.org/apps Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary Mario Cimoli Deputy Executive Secretary Raúl García-Buchaca Deputy Executive Secretary for Administration and Analysis of Programmes Hugo Eduardo Beteta Director ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico This document was prepared by Leda Peralta Quesada, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, International Trade and Industry Unit, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico, under the supervision of Jorge Mario Martínez Piva, and with contributions from Martha Cordero Sánchez, Olaf de Groot, Elsa Gutiérrez, José Manuel Iraheta, Lauren Juskelis, Julie Lennox, Debora Ley, Jaime Olivares, Juan Pérez Gabriel, Diana Ramírez Soto, Manuel Eugenio Rojas Navarrete, Eugenio Torijano Navarro, Víctor Hugo Ventura Ruiz, officials of ECLAC Mexico, as well as Gabriel Pérez and Ricardo Sánchez, officials of ECLAC Santiago. The comments of the Presidential Commissioners-designate and the Executive Directorate of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project are gratefully acknowledged. The views expressed in this document are the sole responsibility of the author and may not be those of the Organization. This document is an unofficial translation of an original that did not undergo formal editorial review. The boundaries and names shown on the maps in this document do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Explanatory notes: - The dot (.) is used to separate the decimals and the comma (,) to separate the thousands in the text. -
Colonización, Resistencia Y Mestizaje En Las Américas (Siglos Xvi-Xx)
COLONIZACIÓN, RESISTENCIA Y MESTIZAJE EN LAS AMÉRICAS (SIGLOS XVI-XX) Guillaume Boccara (Editor) COLONIZACIÓN, RESISTENCIA Y MESTIZAJE EN LAS AMÉRICAS (SIGLOS XVI-XX) IFEA (Lima - Perú) Ediciones Abya-Yala (Quito - Ecuador) 2002 COLONIZACIÓN, RESISTENCIA Y MESTIZAJE EN LAS AMÉRICAS (SIGLOS XVI-XX) Guillaume Boccara (editor) 1ra. Edición: Ediciones Abya-Yala Av. 12 de octubre 14-30 y Wilson Telfs.: 593-2 2 506-267 / 593-2 2 562-633 Fax: 593-2 2 506-255 / 593-2 2 506-267 E-mail: [email protected] Casilla 17-12-719 Quito-Ecuador • Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos IFEA Contralmirante Montero 141 Casilla 18-1217 Telfs: (551) 447 53 66 447 60 70 Fax: (511) 445 76 50 E-mail: [email protected] Lima 18-Perú ISBN: 9978-22-206-5 Diagramcación: Ediciones Abya-Yala Quito-Ecuador Diseño de portada: Raúl Yepez Impresión: Producciones digitales Abya-Yala Quito-Ecuador Impreso en Quito-Ecuador, febrero del 2002 Este libro corresponde al tomo 148 de la serie “Travaux de l’Institut Francais d’Etudes Andines (ISBN: 0768-424-X) INDICE Introducción Guillaume Boccara....................................................................................................................... 7 Primera parte COLONIZACIÓN, RESISTENCIA Y MESTIZAJE (EJEMPLOS AMERICANOS) I. Jonathan Hill & Susan Staats: Redelineando el curso de la historia: Estados euro-americanos y las culturas sin pueblos..................................................................................................................... 13 II. José Luis Martínez, Viviana Gallardo, & Nelson