Aurelio López Corral
Biographic Data
| ID | 349536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aurelio López Corral |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aurelio López |
| FAMILY NAME | Corral |
| SIGNATURE | CORRAL A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Anthropology and History |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7844-4523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
El centro urbano de Tlaxcallan: Evidencias arqueológicas de un gobierno colectivo del Posclásico tardío (1250/1300-1519 dC)
Los estudios arqueológicos y fuentes históricas sobre Tlaxcallan (1250/1300–1519 dC) permiten replantear su configuración urbana y política frente a otras ciudades del Posclásico como Tenochtitlan o Cholula. La distribución de los cuatro altepemeh principales (Tepeticpac, Ocotelulco, Tizatlán y Quiyahuiztlán) en un entorno agreste de más de 400 hectáreas, la ausencia de templos monumentales, la prevalencia de amplias plazas abiertas y la alta den…
Mesoamerican urbanism: Indigenous institutions, infrastructure, and resilience
Mesoamerica was the most urbanised landscape of the precolonial Western Hemisphere, and urban dwellers there shared many cultural commonalities. They also varied significantly regarding what social institutions they emphasised, what forms of urban infrastructure they created, their fiscal financing and systems of governance, as well as how they managed ecological resources and risk. In this paper, we provide a comparative analysis of Mesoamerican…
A milpa isotopic foodweb in Tlaxcallan: More than just maize
Noble houses and palaces: Reconsidering the existence of palaces in Late Postclassic (A.D. 1250/1300–1519) Tepeticpac, Tlaxcallan
Archaeological research on palaces and architectural spaces related to power factions allow a better understanding of the social dynamics of political economies. Several types of palaces appear in Mesoamerica according to distinct forms of sociopolitical organization. For Tlaxcallan, a Late Postclassic (A.D. 1250/1300–1519) geopolitical state-level polity with a highly collective government, the existence of palaces has been questioned. We recons…
Hidden Cycles of Time in the Layout of Mesoamerican Ballcourts
Thousands of ballcourts are known throughout Mesoamerica, as they are usually a main component of public architecture at mostly high-ranking archaeological sites. These buildings appear in different designs and layouts and were deeply tied to politics, religion, sacred belief, ritual, ceremonies, and sport. Considering that the construction of public buildings followed well-established architectural standards in accordance with social norms and r…
Characterisation of obsidian subsource variability at El Paredón, Mexico
Portable X‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) geochemical analysis on obsidian from five Formative period (1200 BCE to AC 100) sites from Tlaxcala, Mexico, has revealed that most of the material had similar values to those found in the closest obsidian source, named El Paredón, Puebla. Nevertheless, initial analyses did not resolve whether these materials came from the same caldera or from a specific obsidian deposit. Here we present a methodology that allo…
Identidad guerrera tlaxcalteca del Posclásico tardío
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar los resultados del análisis contextual y osteológico de tres entierros primarios encontrados en Tepeticpac, Tlaxcallan, cuyas ofrendas remiten a ciertos atributos de la identidad guerrera tlaxcalteca del Posclásico tardío (1250/1300-1519 d.C). Comparamos la evidencia arqueológica de los entierros con las descripciones históricas locales que hablan de un estrato social conocido como yaotequihuaque o 'capita…
Core and Periphery: Obsidian Craft Production in Late Postclassic (a.d. 1250/1300–1519) Tlaxcallan, Mexico
This work present results of an analysis of supply, use, and production of obsidian artifacts in Tepeticpac and Metepec, two settlements of Late Postclassic (a.d. 1250/1300–1519) Tlaxcallan. The first sample (n = 9222) was recovered in two architectural compounds at Tepeticpac, a first-order settlement and part of the Tlaxcallan urban core. Tepeticpac materials exhibit a strong focus on prismatic blade production intended mainly for ceremonial or…
Numerales y cómputo del tiempo en la iconografía de Teotihuacan, México
Este trabajo identifica íconos de numerales asociados a dos tipos de cómputo del tiempo plasmados en el arte de Teotihuacan durante el periodo Clásico (150-650 dC). Primero, se analiza la pintura mural del altar de Atetelco, distinguiendo seis íconos de números y un símbolo matemático empleados para computar cuentas de 104 años trópicos, y 72 y 7.300 ciclos sinódicos de Venus. Un segundo análisis muestra que ambas cuentas fueron usadas en obras d…
Wealth inequality, social stratification, and the built environment in Late Prehispanic Highland Mexico: A comparative analysis with special emphasis on Tlaxcallan
Iconografía y gobierno colectivo durante el posclásico tardío en Tepeticpac y Tlaxcallan, México
El objetivo de este trabajo es examinar la presencia o ausencia de una ideología colectiva en la expresión iconográfica de la cerámica polícroma de Tepeticpac, asentamiento fundador y miembro activo de Tlaxcallan durante el Posclásico tardío (1250-1519 dC). De acuerdo con la teoría de acción colectiva recientemente aplicada para Tlaxcallan, hipotetizamos que estas vasijas deberían carecer de íconos ligados a nobles, gobernantes o personajes parti…
The Artisan and the Tool: A Technological–Functional Analysis of Tlaxcallan Spindle Whorls
This work analyses the technological–functional performance of 283 archaeological spindle whorls from the site of Tepeticpac, Tlaxcala, Mexico, a Late Postclassic ( ad 1250/1300–1519) state‐level political entity from highland Mesoamerica. We evaluate spindle whorl morphology and their performance associated with different fibre processing and thread quality production. Statistical analysis, in conjunction with an experimental study, supports the…
Los glifos de suelo en códices acolhua de la Colonia temprana: Un Reanálisis De Su Significado
Este trabajo reanaliza los "glifos de suelo" de cuatro códices acolhua de la Colonia temprana. Dichos glifos se ubican al centro de parcelas agrícolas y han sido vinculados a un sistema clasificatorio indígena de tierras. Sin embargo, en las tipologías previamente establecidas existe una gran variación morfológica que sugiere que distintos significados se han agrupado incorrectamente. Este estudio muestra que, además de suelos, también se registr…
Terrazguero Smallholders and the Function of Agricultural Tribute in Sixteenth-Century Tepeaca, Mexico
This work examines the role of agricultural tribute within sixteenth-century indigenous populations from the Tepeaca region. The allocation of agricultural areas to commoners was a crucial strategy for the support of local political institutions. However, such land allocations have not been calculated adequately due to our poor understanding of the local measurement units. This work estimates the size of agricultural tribute spaces by re-evaluati…
Wealth inequality, social stratification, and the built environment in Late Prehispanic Highland Mexico: A comparative analysis with special emphasis on Tlaxcallan
The Artisan and the Tool: A Technological–Functional Analysis of Tlaxcallan Spindle Whorls
This work analyses the technological–functional performance of 283 archaeological spindle whorls from the site of Tepeticpac, Tlaxcala, Mexico, a Late Postclassic ( ad 1250/1300–1519) state‐level political entity from highland Mesoamerica. We evaluate spindle whorl morphology and their performance associated with different fibre processing and thread quality production. Statistical analysis, in conjunction with an experimental study, supports the…
Terrazguero Smallholders and the Function of Agricultural Tribute in Sixteenth-Century Tepeaca, Mexico
This work examines the role of agricultural tribute within sixteenth-century indigenous populations from the Tepeaca region. The allocation of agricultural areas to commoners was a crucial strategy for the support of local political institutions. However, such land allocations have not been calculated adequately due to our poor understanding of the local measurement units. This work estimates the size of agricultural tribute spaces by re-evaluati…
Iconografía y gobierno colectivo durante el posclásico tardío en Tepeticpac y Tlaxcallan, México
El objetivo de este trabajo es examinar la presencia o ausencia de una ideología colectiva en la expresión iconográfica de la cerámica polícroma de Tepeticpac, asentamiento fundador y miembro activo de Tlaxcallan durante el Posclásico tardío (1250-1519 dC). De acuerdo con la teoría de acción colectiva recientemente aplicada para Tlaxcallan, hipotetizamos que estas vasijas deberían carecer de íconos ligados a nobles, gobernantes o personajes parti…
Core and Periphery: Obsidian Craft Production in Late Postclassic (a.d. 1250/1300–1519) Tlaxcallan, Mexico
This work present results of an analysis of supply, use, and production of obsidian artifacts in Tepeticpac and Metepec, two settlements of Late Postclassic (a.d. 1250/1300–1519) Tlaxcallan. The first sample (n = 9222) was recovered in two architectural compounds at Tepeticpac, a first-order settlement and part of the Tlaxcallan urban core. Tepeticpac materials exhibit a strong focus on prismatic blade production intended mainly for ceremonial or…
Mesoamerican urbanism: Indigenous institutions, infrastructure, and resilience
Mesoamerica was the most urbanised landscape of the precolonial Western Hemisphere, and urban dwellers there shared many cultural commonalities. They also varied significantly regarding what social institutions they emphasised, what forms of urban infrastructure they created, their fiscal financing and systems of governance, as well as how they managed ecological resources and risk. In this paper, we provide a comparative analysis of Mesoamerican…
Numerales y cómputo del tiempo en la iconografía de Teotihuacan, México
Este trabajo identifica íconos de numerales asociados a dos tipos de cómputo del tiempo plasmados en el arte de Teotihuacan durante el periodo Clásico (150-650 dC). Primero, se analiza la pintura mural del altar de Atetelco, distinguiendo seis íconos de números y un símbolo matemático empleados para computar cuentas de 104 años trópicos, y 72 y 7.300 ciclos sinódicos de Venus. Un segundo análisis muestra que ambas cuentas fueron usadas en obras d…
Hidden Cycles of Time in the Layout of Mesoamerican Ballcourts
Thousands of ballcourts are known throughout Mesoamerica, as they are usually a main component of public architecture at mostly high-ranking archaeological sites. These buildings appear in different designs and layouts and were deeply tied to politics, religion, sacred belief, ritual, ceremonies, and sport. Considering that the construction of public buildings followed well-established architectural standards in accordance with social norms and r…
Characterisation of obsidian subsource variability at El Paredón, Mexico
Portable X‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) geochemical analysis on obsidian from five Formative period (1200 BCE to AC 100) sites from Tlaxcala, Mexico, has revealed that most of the material had similar values to those found in the closest obsidian source, named El Paredón, Puebla. Nevertheless, initial analyses did not resolve whether these materials came from the same caldera or from a specific obsidian deposit. Here we present a methodology that allo…
Identidad guerrera tlaxcalteca del Posclásico tardío
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar los resultados del análisis contextual y osteológico de tres entierros primarios encontrados en Tepeticpac, Tlaxcallan, cuyas ofrendas remiten a ciertos atributos de la identidad guerrera tlaxcalteca del Posclásico tardío (1250/1300-1519 d.C). Comparamos la evidencia arqueológica de los entierros con las descripciones históricas locales que hablan de un estrato social conocido como yaotequihuaque o 'capita…
Terrazguero Smallholders and the Function of Agricultural Tribute in Sixteenth-Century Tepeaca, Mexico
This work examines the role of agricultural tribute within sixteenth-century indigenous populations from the Tepeaca region. The allocation of agricultural areas to commoners was a crucial strategy for the support of local political institutions. However, such land allocations have not been calculated adequately due to our poor understanding of the local measurement units. This work estimates the size of agricultural tribute spaces by re-evaluati…
Los glifos de suelo en códices acolhua de la Colonia temprana: Un Reanálisis De Su Significado
Este trabajo reanaliza los "glifos de suelo" de cuatro códices acolhua de la Colonia temprana. Dichos glifos se ubican al centro de parcelas agrícolas y han sido vinculados a un sistema clasificatorio indígena de tierras. Sin embargo, en las tipologías previamente establecidas existe una gran variación morfológica que sugiere que distintos significados se han agrupado incorrectamente. Este estudio muestra que, además de suelos, también se registr…
The Artisan and the Tool: A Technological–Functional Analysis of Tlaxcallan Spindle Whorls
This work analyses the technological–functional performance of 283 archaeological spindle whorls from the site of Tepeticpac, Tlaxcala, Mexico, a Late Postclassic ( ad 1250/1300–1519) state‐level political entity from highland Mesoamerica. We evaluate spindle whorl morphology and their performance associated with different fibre processing and thread quality production. Statistical analysis, in conjunction with an experimental study, supports the…
Iconografía y gobierno colectivo durante el posclásico tardío en Tepeticpac y Tlaxcallan, México
El objetivo de este trabajo es examinar la presencia o ausencia de una ideología colectiva en la expresión iconográfica de la cerámica polícroma de Tepeticpac, asentamiento fundador y miembro activo de Tlaxcallan durante el Posclásico tardío (1250-1519 dC). De acuerdo con la teoría de acción colectiva recientemente aplicada para Tlaxcallan, hipotetizamos que estas vasijas deberían carecer de íconos ligados a nobles, gobernantes o personajes parti…
Wealth inequality, social stratification, and the built environment in Late Prehispanic Highland Mexico: A comparative analysis with special emphasis on Tlaxcallan
Core and Periphery: Obsidian Craft Production in Late Postclassic (a.d. 1250/1300–1519) Tlaxcallan, Mexico
This work present results of an analysis of supply, use, and production of obsidian artifacts in Tepeticpac and Metepec, two settlements of Late Postclassic (a.d. 1250/1300–1519) Tlaxcallan. The first sample (n = 9222) was recovered in two architectural compounds at Tepeticpac, a first-order settlement and part of the Tlaxcallan urban core. Tepeticpac materials exhibit a strong focus on prismatic blade production intended mainly for ceremonial or…
Numerales y cómputo del tiempo en la iconografía de Teotihuacan, México
Este trabajo identifica íconos de numerales asociados a dos tipos de cómputo del tiempo plasmados en el arte de Teotihuacan durante el periodo Clásico (150-650 dC). Primero, se analiza la pintura mural del altar de Atetelco, distinguiendo seis íconos de números y un símbolo matemático empleados para computar cuentas de 104 años trópicos, y 72 y 7.300 ciclos sinódicos de Venus. Un segundo análisis muestra que ambas cuentas fueron usadas en obras d…
Hidden Cycles of Time in the Layout of Mesoamerican Ballcourts
Thousands of ballcourts are known throughout Mesoamerica, as they are usually a main component of public architecture at mostly high-ranking archaeological sites. These buildings appear in different designs and layouts and were deeply tied to politics, religion, sacred belief, ritual, ceremonies, and sport. Considering that the construction of public buildings followed well-established architectural standards in accordance with social norms and r…
Characterisation of obsidian subsource variability at El Paredón, Mexico
Portable X‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) geochemical analysis on obsidian from five Formative period (1200 BCE to AC 100) sites from Tlaxcala, Mexico, has revealed that most of the material had similar values to those found in the closest obsidian source, named El Paredón, Puebla. Nevertheless, initial analyses did not resolve whether these materials came from the same caldera or from a specific obsidian deposit. Here we present a methodology that allo…
Identidad guerrera tlaxcalteca del Posclásico tardío
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar los resultados del análisis contextual y osteológico de tres entierros primarios encontrados en Tepeticpac, Tlaxcallan, cuyas ofrendas remiten a ciertos atributos de la identidad guerrera tlaxcalteca del Posclásico tardío (1250/1300-1519 d.C). Comparamos la evidencia arqueológica de los entierros con las descripciones históricas locales que hablan de un estrato social conocido como yaotequihuaque o 'capita…
A milpa isotopic foodweb in Tlaxcallan: More than just maize
Noble houses and palaces: Reconsidering the existence of palaces in Late Postclassic (A.D. 1250/1300–1519) Tepeticpac, Tlaxcallan
Archaeological research on palaces and architectural spaces related to power factions allow a better understanding of the social dynamics of political economies. Several types of palaces appear in Mesoamerica according to distinct forms of sociopolitical organization. For Tlaxcallan, a Late Postclassic (A.D. 1250/1300–1519) geopolitical state-level polity with a highly collective government, the existence of palaces has been questioned. We recons…
Mesoamerican urbanism: Indigenous institutions, infrastructure, and resilience
Mesoamerica was the most urbanised landscape of the precolonial Western Hemisphere, and urban dwellers there shared many cultural commonalities. They also varied significantly regarding what social institutions they emphasised, what forms of urban infrastructure they created, their fiscal financing and systems of governance, as well as how they managed ecological resources and risk. In this paper, we provide a comparative analysis of Mesoamerican…
El centro urbano de Tlaxcallan: Evidencias arqueológicas de un gobierno colectivo del Posclásico tardío (1250/1300-1519 dC)
Los estudios arqueológicos y fuentes históricas sobre Tlaxcallan (1250/1300–1519 dC) permiten replantear su configuración urbana y política frente a otras ciudades del Posclásico como Tenochtitlan o Cholula. La distribución de los cuatro altepemeh principales (Tepeticpac, Ocotelulco, Tizatlán y Quiyahuiztlán) en un entorno agreste de más de 400 hectáreas, la ausencia de templos monumentales, la prevalencia de amplias plazas abiertas y la alta den…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Latin American history and culture (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics (4 works)