From Aztec Matlatzinco to modern Calixtlahuaca the geoarchaeology of a terraced landscape
Matlatzinco : a forgotten capital -- What is a terrace? -- The landscape archaeology of Cerro Tenismo -- The stratigraphy of terrace construction -- The stratigraphy of terrace destruction -- Documentary glimpses and guesses -- The anthropology of landesque capital -- Legends black and white : Aztec...
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The University of Utah Press
2021
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Matlatzinco : a forgotten capital -- What is a terrace? -- The landscape archaeology of Cerro Tenismo -- The stratigraphy of terrace construction -- The stratigraphy of terrace destruction -- Documentary glimpses and guesses -- The anthropology of landesque capital -- Legends black and white : Aztec agriculture and its transformation. "This manuscript uses geoarchaeology and the study of landscapes to look at the agrarian history of a settlement in the Toluca Valley, central Mexico, from prehistoric to historic times. It is based on both survey and excavation data, plus geoarchaeological and archival research. It explores how social circumstance promotes the improvement or degradation of agricultural land prehistorically, then the impact of Spanish colonialism on these agrarian systems, and finally, how the long-term modification of these landscapes impacts the valley in post-colonial times"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 370 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781647690229 978-1-64769-022-9 9781647690236 |