The prehistory of the Tuxtlas

The prehistory of the Tuxtlas /

This volume presents Santley's final synthesis of the evolution of Mesoamerican civilization in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Santley, Robert S.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007
Subjects:	Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Tuxtlas Region > Antiquities. Indians of Mexico > Implements > Mexico > Tuxtlas Region. Indian pottery > Mexico > Tuxtlas Region. Obsidian > Mexico > Tuxtlas Region. Obsidian implements > Mexico > Tuxtlas Region. Excavations (Archaeology) > Mexico > Tuxtlas Region. Tuxtlas Region (Mexico) > Antiquities. Tuxtlas Region (Mexico) > History.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The contemporary setting, natural environment, and geologic history of the Tuxtlas
The culture history of the Tuxtlas
Classic period ceramics production and distribution
Classic period obsidian production and distribution
Teotihuacán, Matacapan, and the Tuxtlas
The classic period political economy of the Tuxtlas
The rise and demise of complex society in the Tuxtlas
Summary and conclusions.