Mesoamerica; the Evolution of a Civilization |
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Introduction | 5 |
PART ONE Civilization as an Ecological System | 35 |
Archaeology and Social Systems | 52 |
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adaptation American Anthropology archaeological Aztec Basin of Mexico CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ calpulli centers Central Mexico Central Plateau characteristics Chiapas chiefdom level chiefdoms chinampa Cholula civilization competition complex correlation CRUZ The University Cuicuilco cultivation culture demographic diffusion distribution Early ecological economic environment evidence evolution factors function geographical groups Guatemala highland hydraulic agriculture hydraulic society integration intensive irrigation systems Kaminaljuyú La Venta labor land maize Maya Mesoamerica Mexican Middle Formative Monte Albán nucleated nucleated settlements Oaxaca Olmec organization period Petén phase pochteca political population density population growth Postclassic probably problem regional relatively residence rural settlement pattern significant social structure social systems South Gulf Coast specialization square kilometer stage stratification subsistence suggests swidden agriculture Tehuacán Tenochtitlán Teotihuacán Teotihuacán Valley Tikal tion tlacolol Tlatilco tlatoani tribal UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA urban Valley of Oaxaca variations Veracruz zones