Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Vols. 1 and 2 (Memoirs Book 23)

This two-volume monograph is the final report and synthesis of the Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project's full-coverage surface survey and makes significant theoretical and methodological contributions to the investigation of social evolution, cultural ecology, and regional analysis. Volume 1 Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Maps List of Plates Preface I. Introduction Scope of This Study Spatial and Temporal Scales Regions Oaxaca as Seen by its Early Colonial Administrators The State of Oaxaca: A Functional Region The Region of the Valley of Oaxaca Field and Laboratory Procedures The Surface Archaeology of the Valley of Oaxaca II. Preceramic Sites and Cave Occupations by Laura Finsten, Kent V. Flannery, and Barbara Macnider Smithsonian/Michigan Project Site Descriptions Settlement Pattern Project Site Descriptions Summary III. Tierras Largas, San Jose, and Guadalupe Phase Settlement Patterns Chronology Sites from the Survey and Other Studies Characteristics of Early Formative Sites Boserup and the Archaeology of the Valley of Oaxaca Why Etla? Settlement Continuity Integration and Hierarchy Comparisons Summary IV. Rosario Phase Settlement Patterns Characteristics of Rosario Phase Sites Regional and Subregional Systems Hierarchy Boundary Maintenance Conclusions V. Monte Alban Early I Settlement Patterns Theme Site Characteristics Seven Monte Alban Early I Sites Growth of the Regional System Settlement Patterns Ceramic Type Distributions Monte Alban's Barrios and its Hinterland Hierarchy Subregional Patterns Summary and Conclusions VI. Monte Alban Late I Settlement Patterns Themes Site Characteristics Ten Late I Sites Settlement Patterns Growth and the Piedmont Strategy Hierarchy Chapter Summary VII. Monte Alban II Settlement Patterns Themes Characteristics of Monte Alban II Sites Ten Monte Alban II Sites The Decline in Scale Settlement Patterns Pottery Distributions Hierarchy Conclusions VIII. Monte Alban IIIA Settlement Patterns Themes Characteristics of Monte Alban IIIA Sites Twenty Monte Alban IIIA Sites Settlement Patterns Growth in Scale Production and Distribution Hierarchy Conclusions IX. Monte Alban IIIB-IV Settlement Patterns Themes Introduction Monte Alban IIIB Site Characteristics Monte Alban IIIB Central Places and Specialized Sites Monte Alban IIIB Ceramic Distributions Monte Alban IV Site Characteristics Monte Alban IV Central Places and Specialized Sites Monte Alban IV Ceramic Workshops and Type Distributions Conclusions about Monte Alban IIIB and IV X. Monte Alban V Settlement Patterns Themes Site Characteristics Twenty Monte Alban V Sites The Pattern of Settlement Hierarchy Religion Territorial Organization Production and Distribution Conclusions XI. The Mountains North Of The Valley by Robert D. Drennan Methodology The Survey Tract The Settlement Sequence Conclusion Appendix: Site Descriptions XII. Defensible and Fortified Sites by J. Michael Elam Methods Site Descriptions Discussion XIII. Continuity And Change In Public Architecture: Periods I Through V of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico by Richard E. Blanton Introduction A Communications Approach to Architecture Analysis Part I: Individual Structures Analysis Part II: Plaza Groups Analysis Part III: Site Level Analysis Conclusions XIV. Land Use in Prehispanic Oaxaca by Linda M. Nicholas Introduction Variables and Assumptions Land Distribution Population Distribution vs. Agricultural Resources Production Phase by Phase Discussion Conclusion XV. Conclusions A Structural History of Prehispanic Oaxaca Discussion Volume 2 Table of Contents Appendices I. Site Data Coding Scheme Coded Data Comments II. Grid Square Maps III. Tabular Presentation of Settlement Data IV. Sites that have been Combined V. Field Numbers and Site Numbers VI. Ceramic Data Coding Scheme New Type Descriptions Coded Data VII. Terrace Summaries VIII. Structure Summaries Architecture Data Set Plaza Group Data Other Structures IX. Site Drawings References Cited Resumen En Espanol