Technological Change
Ceramic Mortuary Technology in the Valley of Atemajac From the Late Formative to the Classic Periods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meredith Aronson (Institute for Learning and Development, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 163-169 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s095653610000136x |
| OpenAlex | W2149870398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This study investigates prehistoric West Mexican mortuary activities as technological systems. Specifically, the production, distribution, and use of mortuary ceramics are considered within a social context. Technological changes occurring between the Late Formative and Classic periods (200b.c.–a.d. 700) at the site of Tabachines are compared to changes occurring at the center of the Teuchitlan tradition, 50 km away. At Tabachines, all aspects of the technology point to profound social change: tomb construction, treatment of the dead and offerings, and the approach to the production and use of mortuary ceramics. These changes are considered within a regional scope
Archaeology · Economics · Formative assessment · Geography · Prehistory · Sociology · Technological change · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Latin American history and culture · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Celebrations of Death
A historical review of ethnological and archaeological analyses of mortuary practice
The Archaeology of West and Northwest Mesoamerica
The Teotihuacan Burials and Offerings
Elements for an Anthropology of Technology
The Architecture of the Teuchitlan Tradition of the Occidente of Mesoamerica
An African Commitment
A Critique of Some Recent North American Mortuary Studies
Theory and Experiment in the Study of Technological Change
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2009 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |