Philip J Arnold

Biographic Data

ID3616723
NAMEPhilip J Arnold
GIVEN NAMESPhilip J
FAMILY NAMEArnold
SIGNATUREARNOLD P J
AFFILIATIONSLoyola University Chicago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS37
TOTAL CITATIONS335
AUTHOR COUNT36
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1984
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX10

  • Olmec to Aztec: Settlement Patterns in the Ancient Gulf Lowlands

    Barbara L Stark, Philip J ArnoldBOOKOlmec to Aztec2022Cited by: 40

  • Gulf Lowland Settlement in Perspective

    Philip J Arnold, B L StarkCHAPTEROlmec to Aztec2022

  • The Ballgame, Termination Ritual, and the Transformation of Classic Period Authority in the Mesoamerican Southern Gulf Lowlands

    Marcie L Venter, Philip J Arnold et al.ARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology2019Cited by: 1References: 35

    In the Gulf lowlands, Late Classic fluctuations were concomitant with the increasing importance of the Classic Veracruz style complex. A characteristic feature of the style was ballgame imagery on ballcourt panels, molded ceramics, and paraphernalia such as yokes, hachas, and palmas, as well as courts, markers, and stelae. Components of the Classic Veracruz style have been documented for the Gulf lowlands and adjoining regions of Mesoamerica. Few…

  • Early Formative Anthropomorphic Figurines From La Joya, Southern Veracruz, Mexico

    Open AccessPhilip J Arnold, Billie J A FollensbeeARTICLEAncient Mesoamerica2015References: 21

    This paper describes Early Formative (3250–2700 b.p., uncalibrated) anthropomorphic figurines from the site of La Joya, located in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico. Although recovered within the region traditionally identified as the “Olmec Heartland,” the La Joya figurine collection diverges in some fundamental ways from other published Early Formative Gulf Olmec collections. While the torsos from La Joya generally reflect the p…

  • Not Carved in Stone: Building the Gulf Olmec from the Bottom Up

    Philip J ArnoldCHAPTERThe Oxford Handbook of…2012

    This article examines two concepts at the core of Gulf Olmec archaeology: where the people of the region lived and how they developed. It begins with a Gulf Olmec précis that covers the space/time essentials. It then considers available data from the Gulf lowlands and argues for a more extensive “heartland” than is currently fashionable. Finally, it suggests that we reconsider the process of politico-economic development that has become the recei…

  • Situating Remote Sensing in Anthropological Archaeology

    Open AccessVictor D Thompson, Philip J Arnold et al.ARTICLEArchaeological Prospection2011Cited by: 22References: 12

    Productive applications of geophysics to anthropological questions in American archaeology necessarily involve specific research questions or agendas. While only some anthropological questions can be addressed by shallow geophysics, these techniques provide an opportunity to address some important questions that are fundamental to archaeology. One such agenda is the investigation of ‘persistent places’, which is rooted in anthropological inquiry …

  • Geophysical Investigations at Teotepec, Mexico (1000 B.C.–A.D. 1000)

    Victor D Thompson, Philip J Arnold et al.ARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology2009

    Recent investigations at the site of Teotepec in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas in southern Veracruz, Mexico explored Middle Formative through Late Classic (1000 B.C.–A.D. 1000) socioeconomic conditions. A central focus was the form and function of the site's distinctive architectural configuration, the Long Plaza Group. During the 2007 and 2008 field seasons, a systematic geophysical survey of Teotepec obtained initial information on the layout, orie…

  • Settlement and subsistence among the Early Formative Gulf Olmec

    Open AccessPhilip J ArnoldARTICLEJournal of Anthropological…2009

  • The Political Economy of Ancient Mesoamerica: Transformations during the Formative and Classic Periods . Vernon L. Scarborough , John E. Clark

    Philip J Arnold, Philip J Arnold Philip J ArnoldARTICLEJournal of Anthropological Research2009

  • Risky Business: Archaeology by Robert's Rules

    Philip J ArnoldARTICLEJournal of Anthropological Research2008

    Robert S. Santley approached archaeology like a favorite board game--he loved the intellectual strategies and he took seriously the rules of engagement. This essay explores Robert's archaeological game plan and highlights his emphasis on ancient political economies. This emphasis is well represented along two fronts: settlement pattern studies to model economic geography and craft production analysis to address producer-consumer relationships. Hi…

  • The Obsidian Trade to the Tuxtlas Region and Its Implications for the Prehistory of Southern Veracruz, Mexico

    Open AccessRobert S Santley, Philip J Arnold Iii et al.ARTICLEAncient Mesoamerica2005Cited by: 4References: 21

    Evidence from the Tuxtla Mountains in southern Veracruz suggests that Teotihuacan established a base at Matacapan, the region's top-ranking center, sometime during the Early Classic period. This development in Tuxtlas's prehistory was associated with the founding of Matacapan, a major shift in settlement pattern, and the presence of substantial amounts of Fine Buff, a lower fired variant of Fine Orange that resembles Copa ware, a common Middle Cl…

  • The Archaeology of Settlement Abandonment in Middle America . Takeshi Inomata , Ronald W. Webb

    Philip J ArnoldARTICLEJournal of Anthropological Research2004

  • Early Formative Pottery from the Tuxtla Mountains and Implications for Gulf Olmec Origins

    Open AccessPhilip J ArnoldARTICLELatin American Antiquity2003Cited by: 23References: 21

    This paper explores patterning in ceramic data from an Early Formative component at the site of La Joya, located in southern Veracruz, Mexico. The discussion uses ceramic paste characteristics, in addition to vessel form and decoration data, to suggest that this Early Formative pottery assemblage undergoes an in situ transformation between the "pre-Olmec" Tulipan phase and the "Olmec" Coyame phase. This conclusion is then used to revisit the hypo…

  • On the Vanpools' 'Scientific' Postprocessualism

    Open AccessPhilip J Arnold Iii, Philip J Arnold et al.ARTICLEAmerican Antiquity2001Cited by: 2References: 18

    Recently, VanPool and VanPool (1999) propose that postprocessual archaeology can be construed as a scientific practice if archaeologists would simply adopt a ,realistic view- of science. We argue that this ,realistic view- actually misrepresents science and we question the VanPools' attempt to reduce the dynamic practice of science to a series of static traits. We also affirm the incompatibility of the respective confirmation strategies employed …

  • Working Without a Net: Recent Trends in Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology

    Open AccessPhilip J ArnoldARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Research2000Cited by: 27References: 44

  • Time for Every Purpose

    Open AccessPhilip J Arnold, James M CalcagnoARTICLEAnthropology News2000

  • Ceramic ethnoarchaeology: Caught between “coming of age” and “showing its age

    Philip J ArnoldARTICLEReviews in Anthropology1998Cited by: 2References: 13

    Arnold, Dean E. Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xxxi + 278 pp. including notes, references, and index. $64.95 cloth. Longacre, William A. and James M. Skibo, eds. Kalinga Ethnoarchaeology: Expanding Archaeological Method and Theory. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. xvi + 250 pp. including references and index. $49.50 cloth

  • Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, Mexico

    Robert S Sandey, Philip J ArnoldARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology1996Cited by: 4References: 8

    Recent surveys in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico, indicate that the region had a long history of occupation, beginning around 1400 B.C. and lasting until the Spanish Conquest. Settlement patterns during the Formative Period were largely unsegregated, with only nominal development of social complexity toward the end of the period, whereas those during the Classic Period were much more complex, with a well-developed settlement hi…

  • Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, Mexico

    Robert S Santley, Philip J Arnold Iii et al.ARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology1996Cited by: 36

  • Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community. Dean E. Arnold

    Open AccessPhilip J Arnold Iii, Philip J ArnoldARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist1996

  • Ethnicity, Pottery, and the Gulf Olmec of Ancient Veracruz, Mexico

    Philip J ArnoldARTICLEThe Biblical Archaeologist1995

    The issues raised by pots and peoples, such as social variation and cultural change, are common to archaeologists on both sides of the Atlantic. These issues are especially well-illustrated by the Gulf Olmec, one of the earliest complex chiefdoms in Mesoamerica. Maize growers in the area of southern Veracruz and northern Tabasco, the Olmec (1200 BCE to 400 BCE) are renown for their megalithic sculpture. Analysis of their pottery traditions and se…

  • Latin American Horizons: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks . Don Stephen Rice, ed

    Open AccessPhilip J Arnold, Philip J Arnold ArnoldARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist1994Cited by: 1

  • An Overview of Southern Veracruz Archaeology

    Open AccessPhilip J ArnoldARTICLEAncient Mesoamerica1994References: 20

    Despite an ancient history as rich as any in Mesoamerica, the archaeology of southern Veracruz, Mexico, remains underrepresented in both Spanish and English publications. This paper provides background information on southern Veracruz archaeology. Topical coverage includes the region's natural environment, its pre-Hispanic cultural traditions, and an overview of previous research in the area. In addition, this paper introduces and summarizes the …

  • The Ceramic Legacy of Anna O. Shepard

    James M Skibo, Ronald L Bishop et al.ARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology1993

  • Intensive Ceramic Production and Classic-Period Political Economy in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

    Open AccessPhilip J Arnold, Christopher A Pool et al.ARTICLEAncient Mesoamerica1993Cited by: 26References: 14

    Matacapan, a Classic-period center in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico, is known for its strong stylistic affinities with Teotihuacan. The Comoapan complex is a ceramic-production area situated along the southern edge of Matacapan. Data from Comoapan indicate that pottery manufacture was large scale and intensive, with final products distributed outside of Matacapan and possibly beyond the Tuxtlas. These data suggest that models of Tux…