Frances F Berdan
Biographic Data
| ID | 77520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frances F Berdan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frances F |
| FAMILY NAME | Berdan |
| SIGNATURE | BERDAN F F |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, San Bernardino |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 42 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 325 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
A New Lens on the Aztec Economy
Aztec sovereignty and Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin's sacred and secular roles
Everyday Life in the Aztec World
Featherworking in the Provinces
Elizabeth Brumfiel has made many contributions in the area of Aztec-period economic specialization. This article builds on her work by examining social and political contingencies on the production of fancy featherwork objects. It goes beyond the urban core and explores the impact of Aztec imperial conquest and tribute demands on the production and distribution of feathered objects in conquered regions
Pursuing Passions
Looking back, my intellectual life seems to have been a succession of passions, some small, some larger. It began with butterflies and eventually settled on myriad facets of the world of the Aztecs and the native people of colonial Mexico. This is how it happened
Outsiders and strangers
I am a Mesoamericanist, not an Africanist. I shall therefore not attempt to address the fine points of West African archaeology and history that form the general substance of this book. I am, howev
Central Mexican States and Imperial Tribute Systems
This article discusses central Mexican tribute systems. Tribute in central Mexican prehistory consisted of one-way movements of goods and labor from conquered polities to their conquerors. Military conquests were frequent, especially during the Postclassic period, and repeated aggressive excursions often resulted in conquest states or, more extensively, in empires. A common goal of conquest was control over economic resources and production, and …
Sweeping the Way
Mesoamerican Ethnohistory
Research in Mesoamerican ethnohistory has made great strides over the past few decades. Innovations and refinements in the field follow several themes, including increased availability and more sophisticated interpretations of pictorial codices, the bringing to light of additional documentary materials and their translations, an increase in research on colonial life, a continuing interest in the Spanish conquest itself, and the development of par…
Production and Use of Orchid Adhesives in Aztec Mexico
Living on the edge in an ancient imperial world
The ancient Aztecs created the largest empire in the prehistory of Mesoamerica. During this brief period (1428–1521 AD), Aztec life was complex and volatile. This article treats the place of crime and deviance within this dynamic setting, exploring (1) the Aztec historical and institutional context for living a proper (and improper) life, (2) recorded and expected realms of criminal and deviant behaviour, (3) opportunities for malfeasance and tho…
Circulation of Feathers in Mesoamerica
Feathers, especially those from colorful tropical birds, were among the most highly prized materials in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Likewise the craft of featherworking was among the most esteemed in the Mesoamerican world. Feathers were fashioned into exquisite adornments for nobles and gods, worked into fancy textiles for the elite, and provided embellishment for the shields and military costumes of highly achieved warriors. This presentation fo…
Feather Crown
The Postclassic Mesoamerican World System
The Emperor's Mirror
Estructura político-territorial del imperio tenochca
Aztec Imperial Strategies
Aztec Imperial Strategies
The Aztecs
The Essential Codex Mendoza
Origins of an Anasazi Scarlet Macaw Feather Artifact
An artifact ascribed to the Anasazi culture (dated here to 920 ± 35 B.P.) is unique in its integrity, construction technique, style, and materials, including multiple yucca ropes with attached adult scarlet macaw feathers joined to a Sciurus aberti (tassel-eared squirrel) pelt and hide straps. We applied methods from anthropology and molecular biology to ascertain the origins of materials and manufacturing technique. The cytochrome b gene from th…
Aztec imperial strategies
"Based on a ten-week working seminar in 1986, offers new interpretations of the extent, organization, and imperial strategies of the Aztec empire. Analyzes data from the major chroniclers and from individual towns and places throughout the empire. Information obtained from early colonial Spanish administrative documents and archaeology is presented in appendices"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
History and Mythology of the Aztecs
Tres estudios sobre el sisteme tributario de los mexicas
Rethinking the Aztec Economy
"Rethinking the Aztec Economy provides new perspectives on the society and economy of the ancient Aztecs by focusing on goods and their patterns of circulation"...Provided by publisher
Aztec imperial strategies
"Based on a ten-week working seminar in 1986, offers new interpretations of the extent, organization, and imperial strategies of the Aztec empire. Analyzes data from the major chroniclers and from individual towns and places throughout the empire. Information obtained from early colonial Spanish administrative documents and archaeology is presented in appendices"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
The Essential Codex Mendoza
The Aztecs of Central Mexico
1. Mexico and Mexica. 2. Economic Organization. 3. Social Structure and Dynamics. 4. Daily Life. 5. Imperial Politics and Warfare. 6. Religious Organization and Beliefs. 7. Intellectual and Artistic Achievements. 8. The Consequences of Conquest
Cotton in Aztec Mexico
Este trabajo presenta un análisis de la producción, distribución, y uso del algodón y de los textiles de algodón en el imperio azteca
The Postclassic Mesoamerican World System
Aztec Imperial Strategies
Archaeology and the Aztec empire
This article provides two explanations for the relative lack of archaeological evidence for the existence of the Aztec empire. First, the nature of Aztec imperial strategies and organization did not lead to extensive patterned material remains in provincial areas. Second, archaeologists have been slow to address issues of Aztec expansion with problem‐oriented fieldwork projects. We describe new ethnohistoric and archaeological research on the Azt…
Beyond the Codices
Circulation of Feathers in Mesoamerica
Feathers, especially those from colorful tropical birds, were among the most highly prized materials in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Likewise the craft of featherworking was among the most esteemed in the Mesoamerican world. Feathers were fashioned into exquisite adornments for nobles and gods, worked into fancy textiles for the elite, and provided embellishment for the shields and military costumes of highly achieved warriors. This presentation fo…
Origins of an Anasazi Scarlet Macaw Feather Artifact
An artifact ascribed to the Anasazi culture (dated here to 920 ± 35 B.P.) is unique in its integrity, construction technique, style, and materials, including multiple yucca ropes with attached adult scarlet macaw feathers joined to a Sciurus aberti (tassel-eared squirrel) pelt and hide straps. We applied methods from anthropology and molecular biology to ascertain the origins of materials and manufacturing technique. The cytochrome b gene from th…
Production and Use of Orchid Adhesives in Aztec Mexico
The Work of Bernardino de Sahagun
The Work of Bernardino de Sahagun: Pioneer Ethnographer of Sixteenth‐Century Aztec Mexico. J. JORGE KLOR DE ALVA, H.B. NICHOLSON and ELOISE QUINONES KEBER (eds.). Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988. 372 pp. $25.00 (paper). ISBN 0‐942041‐11‐9
The Tlaxcalan Actas
History and Mythology of the Aztecs
Featherworking in the Provinces
Elizabeth Brumfiel has made many contributions in the area of Aztec-period economic specialization. This article builds on her work by examining social and political contingencies on the production of fancy featherwork objects. It goes beyond the urban core and explores the impact of Aztec imperial conquest and tribute demands on the production and distribution of feathered objects in conquered regions
Beyond the Codices
Native American Astronomy
Beyond the Codices
The Aztecs of Central Mexico
1. Mexico and Mexica. 2. Economic Organization. 3. Social Structure and Dynamics. 4. Daily Life. 5. Imperial Politics and Warfare. 6. Religious Organization and Beliefs. 7. Intellectual and Artistic Achievements. 8. The Consequences of Conquest
The Inca and Aztec States, 1400-1800
Understanding human sacrifice in Mesoamerica
Boone, Elizabeth H., ed. Ritual Sacrifice in Mesoamerica: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 13th and 14th, 1979. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1984. viii + 247 pp. including bibliographies and illustrations. $18.50 cloth
Cantares Mexicanos
Cotton in Aztec Mexico
Este trabajo presenta un análisis de la producción, distribución, y uso del algodón y de los textiles de algodón en el imperio azteca
The Tlaxcalan Actas
The Work of Bernardino de Sahagun
The Work of Bernardino de Sahagun: Pioneer Ethnographer of Sixteenth‐Century Aztec Mexico. J. JORGE KLOR DE ALVA, H.B. NICHOLSON and ELOISE QUINONES KEBER (eds.). Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988. 372 pp. $25.00 (paper). ISBN 0‐942041‐11‐9
Aztec Medicine, Health, and Nutrition
Aztec Medicine, Health, and Nutrition. BERNARD R.ORTIZ DE MONTELLANO. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1990. 308 pp. $40.00 (cloth), $15.00(paper). ISBN 0‐8135‐1563‐7, ISBN 0‐8135‐1562‐9
Aztec Medicine, Health, and Nutrition
Archaeology and the Aztec empire
This article provides two explanations for the relative lack of archaeological evidence for the existence of the Aztec empire. First, the nature of Aztec imperial strategies and organization did not lead to extensive patterned material remains in provincial areas. Second, archaeologists have been slow to address issues of Aztec expansion with problem‐oriented fieldwork projects. We describe new ethnohistoric and archaeological research on the Azt…
Aztecs
Aztec
Aztec: The world of Moctezuma. Denver Museum of Natural History (September 26 1992 February 21,1993
The Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza
Tres estudios sobre el sisteme tributario de los mexicas
Aztec imperial strategies
"Based on a ten-week working seminar in 1986, offers new interpretations of the extent, organization, and imperial strategies of the Aztec empire. Analyzes data from the major chroniclers and from individual towns and places throughout the empire. Information obtained from early colonial Spanish administrative documents and archaeology is presented in appendices"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
History and Mythology of the Aztecs
The Emperor's Mirror
Estructura político-territorial del imperio tenochca
Aztec Imperial Strategies
Aztec Imperial Strategies
The Aztecs
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