A C Huster
Biographic Data
| ID | 32390 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A C Huster |
| GIVEN NAMES | A C |
| FAMILY NAME | Huster |
| SIGNATURE | HUSTER A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8044-9526 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Lithic tool provisioning in the western Aztec provinces: A view from Calixtlahuaca
We describe an analysis of the flaked stone tools recovered from households in the Postclassic central Mexican city of Calixtlahuaca (a.d. 1130–1530). Most artifacts are obsidian and represent the blade-core technology, but biface and bipolar artifacts are also represented. Even though household residents were involved in limited biface and bipolar reduction, it appears that the city did not have any resident blade producers. This finding is at o…
Urban structure, spatial equilibrium, and social inequality at Ancient Teotihuacan
New perspectives on the early cities and states in Mesoamerica
The two edited volumes reviewed here provide up-to-date overviews of their respective topics in Mesoamerican archaeology: the development of the early cities in the region (Early Mesoamerican cities) and the ways in which one such city grew to influence or control a large portion of the region (Teotihuacan and Early Classic Mesoamerica). Both volumes were developed from SAA (Society for American Archaeology) conference sessions and-for better or …
A systematic approach for studying the persistence of settlements in the past
Some human settlements endure for millennia, while others are founded and abandoned within a few decades or centuries. The reasons for variation in the duration of site occupation, however, are rarely addressed. Here, the authors introduce a new approach for the analysis of settlement longevity or persistence. Using seven regional case studies comprising both survey and excavation data, they demonstrate how the median persistence of individual se…
Settlement Patterns and Urbanization in the Yautepec Valley of Central Mexico
We carried out a full-coverage survey of the Yautepec Valley in the 1990s to reconstruct demography and settlements and their changes through time. We investigated the extent to which well-documented developments in the adjacent Basin of Mexico were paralleled in Yautepec, as well as the impact of regional empires and economies on local society. Our analyses focused on Teotihuacan relations in the Classic period and relations with the Aztec empir…
A geochemical baseline for clays of the Toluca Valley, Mexico
Apartment Compounds, Households, and Population in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Mexico
We present three new analyses of existing data from past fieldwork at Teotihuacan. First, we confirm and refine the wealth-based housing typology of Millon's Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP). Second, we analyze the spatial configurations of excavated compounds, using network methods to identify the size and layout of individual dwellings within walled compounds. Third, we use those results to generate the first population estimate for the city b…
Looming Deficits: Textile Production Specialization in Postclassic Mesoamerica
Using textile production in Postclassic Western Mesoamerica as a case study, this article explores how to differentiate low levels of craft production caused by household provisioning from low levels of craft production due to market reliance and regional specialization. I use a sample of 52 excavated site/phase components to establish baselines for the intensity of production and to evaluate whether participation in the market allowed craftspeop…
Regional-level exchange in Postclassic Central Mexico
Documenting, disseminating and archiving data from the Teotihuacan Mapping Project
The Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) provided vast quantities of invaluable data to our understanding of this famous ancient city. The 'Documenting, Disseminating, and Archiving Data from the Teotihuacan Mapping Project' aims to analyse, re-examine and ultimately coalesce TMP data for entry into The Digital Archaeological Record
A New Archaeological Chronology for Aztec-Period Calixtlahuaca, Mexico
We describe the development of a new chronology for the Postclassic site of Calixtlahuaca, Toluca, Mexico. We identify three ceramic phases using discriminant analysis of decorated and plainware types. These phases are consistent with excavated stratigraphy, as well as a series of 54 radiocarbon dates. We then assign absolute dates to the phases using Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates and historical information on the date of site abandonmen…
Assessing Systematic Bias in Museum Collections: A Case Study of Spindle Whorls
Archaeologists often overlook museum collections for research purposes due to concerns about the representativeness of the artifacts in the collection. Such concerns can be addressed by comparing non-scientifically produced collections to collections of known standing, such as those from more modern projects, using the same exploratory data analysis and basic statistical methods that archaeologists use to compare sets of artifacts in other situat…
A new map of the Aztec-period city of Calixtlahuaca in Central Mexico
summer 2006 the Calixtlahuaca Archaeological Project carried out an intensive surface survey of the Aztec-period (A.D. 1100-1520) urban center of Calixtlahuaca. Located in the Toluca Valley of highland central Mexico (fig. 1), Calixtlahuaca is a particularly important site for studying Postclassic-period Mesoamerican urbanism. It is one of the very few Aztec-period urban sites where both monumental architecture and extensive residential districts…
Apartment Compounds, Households, and Population in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Mexico
We present three new analyses of existing data from past fieldwork at Teotihuacan. First, we confirm and refine the wealth-based housing typology of Millon's Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP). Second, we analyze the spatial configurations of excavated compounds, using network methods to identify the size and layout of individual dwellings within walled compounds. Third, we use those results to generate the first population estimate for the city b…
A New Archaeological Chronology for Aztec-Period Calixtlahuaca, Mexico
We describe the development of a new chronology for the Postclassic site of Calixtlahuaca, Toluca, Mexico. We identify three ceramic phases using discriminant analysis of decorated and plainware types. These phases are consistent with excavated stratigraphy, as well as a series of 54 radiocarbon dates. We then assign absolute dates to the phases using Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates and historical information on the date of site abandonmen…
Looming Deficits: Textile Production Specialization in Postclassic Mesoamerica
Using textile production in Postclassic Western Mesoamerica as a case study, this article explores how to differentiate low levels of craft production caused by household provisioning from low levels of craft production due to market reliance and regional specialization. I use a sample of 52 excavated site/phase components to establish baselines for the intensity of production and to evaluate whether participation in the market allowed craftspeop…
A systematic approach for studying the persistence of settlements in the past
Some human settlements endure for millennia, while others are founded and abandoned within a few decades or centuries. The reasons for variation in the duration of site occupation, however, are rarely addressed. Here, the authors introduce a new approach for the analysis of settlement longevity or persistence. Using seven regional case studies comprising both survey and excavation data, they demonstrate how the median persistence of individual se…
Assessing Systematic Bias in Museum Collections: A Case Study of Spindle Whorls
Archaeologists often overlook museum collections for research purposes due to concerns about the representativeness of the artifacts in the collection. Such concerns can be addressed by comparing non-scientifically produced collections to collections of known standing, such as those from more modern projects, using the same exploratory data analysis and basic statistical methods that archaeologists use to compare sets of artifacts in other situat…
Documenting, disseminating and archiving data from the Teotihuacan Mapping Project
The Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) provided vast quantities of invaluable data to our understanding of this famous ancient city. The 'Documenting, Disseminating, and Archiving Data from the Teotihuacan Mapping Project' aims to analyse, re-examine and ultimately coalesce TMP data for entry into The Digital Archaeological Record
Settlement Patterns and Urbanization in the Yautepec Valley of Central Mexico
We carried out a full-coverage survey of the Yautepec Valley in the 1990s to reconstruct demography and settlements and their changes through time. We investigated the extent to which well-documented developments in the adjacent Basin of Mexico were paralleled in Yautepec, as well as the impact of regional empires and economies on local society. Our analyses focused on Teotihuacan relations in the Classic period and relations with the Aztec empir…
A geochemical baseline for clays of the Toluca Valley, Mexico
A new map of the Aztec-period city of Calixtlahuaca in Central Mexico
summer 2006 the Calixtlahuaca Archaeological Project carried out an intensive surface survey of the Aztec-period (A.D. 1100-1520) urban center of Calixtlahuaca. Located in the Toluca Valley of highland central Mexico (fig. 1), Calixtlahuaca is a particularly important site for studying Postclassic-period Mesoamerican urbanism. It is one of the very few Aztec-period urban sites where both monumental architecture and extensive residential districts…
Assessing Systematic Bias in Museum Collections: A Case Study of Spindle Whorls
Archaeologists often overlook museum collections for research purposes due to concerns about the representativeness of the artifacts in the collection. Such concerns can be addressed by comparing non-scientifically produced collections to collections of known standing, such as those from more modern projects, using the same exploratory data analysis and basic statistical methods that archaeologists use to compare sets of artifacts in other situat…
A New Archaeological Chronology for Aztec-Period Calixtlahuaca, Mexico
We describe the development of a new chronology for the Postclassic site of Calixtlahuaca, Toluca, Mexico. We identify three ceramic phases using discriminant analysis of decorated and plainware types. These phases are consistent with excavated stratigraphy, as well as a series of 54 radiocarbon dates. We then assign absolute dates to the phases using Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates and historical information on the date of site abandonmen…
Regional-level exchange in Postclassic Central Mexico
Documenting, disseminating and archiving data from the Teotihuacan Mapping Project
The Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) provided vast quantities of invaluable data to our understanding of this famous ancient city. The 'Documenting, Disseminating, and Archiving Data from the Teotihuacan Mapping Project' aims to analyse, re-examine and ultimately coalesce TMP data for entry into The Digital Archaeological Record
A geochemical baseline for clays of the Toluca Valley, Mexico
Apartment Compounds, Households, and Population in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Mexico
We present three new analyses of existing data from past fieldwork at Teotihuacan. First, we confirm and refine the wealth-based housing typology of Millon's Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP). Second, we analyze the spatial configurations of excavated compounds, using network methods to identify the size and layout of individual dwellings within walled compounds. Third, we use those results to generate the first population estimate for the city b…
Looming Deficits: Textile Production Specialization in Postclassic Mesoamerica
Using textile production in Postclassic Western Mesoamerica as a case study, this article explores how to differentiate low levels of craft production caused by household provisioning from low levels of craft production due to market reliance and regional specialization. I use a sample of 52 excavated site/phase components to establish baselines for the intensity of production and to evaluate whether participation in the market allowed craftspeop…
Settlement Patterns and Urbanization in the Yautepec Valley of Central Mexico
We carried out a full-coverage survey of the Yautepec Valley in the 1990s to reconstruct demography and settlements and their changes through time. We investigated the extent to which well-documented developments in the adjacent Basin of Mexico were paralleled in Yautepec, as well as the impact of regional empires and economies on local society. Our analyses focused on Teotihuacan relations in the Classic period and relations with the Aztec empir…
New perspectives on the early cities and states in Mesoamerica
The two edited volumes reviewed here provide up-to-date overviews of their respective topics in Mesoamerican archaeology: the development of the early cities in the region (Early Mesoamerican cities) and the ways in which one such city grew to influence or control a large portion of the region (Teotihuacan and Early Classic Mesoamerica). Both volumes were developed from SAA (Society for American Archaeology) conference sessions and-for better or …
A systematic approach for studying the persistence of settlements in the past
Some human settlements endure for millennia, while others are founded and abandoned within a few decades or centuries. The reasons for variation in the duration of site occupation, however, are rarely addressed. Here, the authors introduce a new approach for the analysis of settlement longevity or persistence. Using seven regional case studies comprising both survey and excavation data, they demonstrate how the median persistence of individual se…
Lithic tool provisioning in the western Aztec provinces: A view from Calixtlahuaca
We describe an analysis of the flaked stone tools recovered from households in the Postclassic central Mexican city of Calixtlahuaca (a.d. 1130–1530). Most artifacts are obsidian and represent the blade-core technology, but biface and bipolar artifacts are also represented. Even though household residents were involved in limited biface and bipolar reduction, it appears that the city did not have any resident blade producers. This finding is at o…
Urban structure, spatial equilibrium, and social inequality at Ancient Teotihuacan
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