Epiclassic Political Organization in Southern Veracruz, Mexico
Segmentary versus centralized integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Alan Borstein (Field Museum of Natural History, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-21 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/s095653610505008x |
| OpenAlex | W2165901723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 16 |
Archaeological investigations in southern Veracruz, Mexico, have traditionally focused on the impressive achievements of the Early Formative Olmec, one of Mesoamerica's earliest complex societies. Fewer studies have investigated post-Olmec cultural developments. Research in parts of the middle San Juan and lower Coatzacoalcos drainages of southern Veracruz provides new data on the Epiclassic period, when population levels exceeded the Olmec period. This paper examines settlement patterns and architectural complexes to interpret the political organization extant during the Epiclassic. Two largely polarized political models are examined, one segmentary and the other centralized. Perhaps not surprisingly, the data are consistent with aspects of both models. Finally, data are compared to other nearby regions to place the study area in a larger regional context. Traditionally conceived as a monolithic region, the southern Gulf lowlands are better characterized by cultural variation, population discontinuities, and intra- and interregional interaction
Archaeology · Art · Economic geography · Extant taxon · Geography · Mesoamerica · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · History · Latin American history and culture
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Mixed Governance Principles in the Gulf Lowlands of Mesoamerica
Situating Remote Sensing in Anthropological Archaeology
Regional Settlement Pattern Studies
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Mapping Matacanela
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Settlement History in the Lower Cotaxtla Basin
Gulf Lowland Settlement in Perspective
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Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, Mexico
Formal Architectural complexes in South-Central Veracruz, Mexico
The Olmec Legacy
Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I
The Development of the Classic-Period Mixtequilla in South-Central Veracruz, Mexico
The Economy of Ancient Matacapan
Central-Place Analyses in the la Entrada Region, Honduras
Questions of Political and Economic Integration
| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |