Postclassic Soconusco society : the late prehistory of the coast of Chiapas, Mexico /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Voorhies, Barbara.
Imprint:	Albany, N.Y. : Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, University at Albany ; Austin, Tex. : Distributed by University of Texas Press, c2004.
Description:	xi, 211 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	IMS monograph ; 14
Subject:	Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Soconusco Region -- Antiquities. Indians of Mexico -- Implements -- Mexico -- Soconusco Region. Indian pottery -- Mexico -- Soconusco Region. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Soconusco Region. Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Indian pottery. Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities. Indians of Mexico -- Implements. Soconusco Region (Mexico) -- Antiquities. Mexico -- Soconusco Region.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5633386

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Other authors / contributors:	Gasco, Janine.
ISBN:	0942041208 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-211).

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Frontispiece
1. The Soconusco in Late Prehispanic Times
The Soconusco Region
Early Written History
The Field Studies
The Archaeological Record
2. Acapetahua, Primary Center
Subsurface Testing Program
Ridge Top Excavations
Floodplain Excavations
East Complex
Summary
3. Lower Level Late Postclassic Sites
Proyecto Soconusco Sites
Other Soconusco Sites
Conclusions
4. Food Procurement and Processing Devices
Fishing Gear
Hunting Equipment
Farming Tools
Food Preparation Tools
5. Textile Production Implements, Jewelry, Ceramic and Stone Sculpture, Artisanal Tools, and Other Items
Weaving and Sewing Equipment
Jewelry
Ceramic Masks and Figurines
Stone Sculpture
Artisanal Tools
Miscellaneous Items
6. Description of Ceramic Vessels
Ceramic Attributes
Acapetahua Coarse
Acapetahua Fine
Acapetahua Gritty
La Palma Fine
La Palma Basalt Tempered
La Palma Red Paste
Aztec Orange
Nucatili Polychrome
Tol Polychrome
Chinautla Polychrome
Xadani Red on Orange
Dull White on Red Red on Tan
Red-Brown on Cream
Juchi Polished
Ventosa Gray
Las Morenas Yellow-Brown Burnished
Discussion
7. Soconusco in Mesoamerican Perspective
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
Contemporary Trends in the Soconusco
Summary
Appendix A. Textile Impressions on Potsherds from the Proyecto Soconusco Study Area
Textile Production
Description of Textile Impressions
Interpretations and Comparative Studies
Pottery Production
Appendix B. Human Burials from Las Morenas
Burial #1
Burial #2
Burials #3-#5
References Cited

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