Archaeological research at Xochicalco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirth, Kenn.

Contributor:

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeological surveying.

Excavations (Archaeology).

City planning.

History.

Indians of Mexico.

Antiquities.

Xochicalco Site (Mexico).

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Xochicalco--Antiquities.

Urban Indigenous peoples--Mexico--Xochicalco.

Urban Indigenous peoples.

City planning--Mexico--Xochicalco--History.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps.

Archaeological surveying--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps.

Xochicalco (Mexico)--Antiquities.

Xochicalco (Mexico).

Mexico--Xochicalco.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2000]

Summary:

The ancient site of Xochicalco is located in the state of Morelos in the southern reaches of the central Mexican mountain range. Two hundred years ago it was the first archaeological site in Mexico to be "scientifically" described, but archaeologists have since disagreed on practically every aspect of its history and function. It has been characterized as a Maya colony, a commercial entrepot controlling interregional trade routes, a religious shrine and pilgrimage center for the cult of Quetzalcoatal, and even the location of Tamoanchan, the paradise of Nahuatl mythology.

Seeking answers, the Xochicalco Mapping Project was initiated in 1978. Specific goals were to locate the site's physical boundaries and identify its residential area; map and establish the size of Xochicalco during its major developmental periods; analyze the site's residential and public architecture to provide clues for sociopolitical organization; and obtain data for insight into Xochicalco's role in the regional evolution of social, economic, and political systems.

The two volumes in this series present data and analysis from twenty years of research. Volume 1 offers a specific analysis of Xochicalco urban development plus a synthetic treatment of culture process in central Mexico. Volume 2 includes descriptive and synthetic contributions; it contains much of the data referred to in Volume 1, though primarily in summary form. Together the volumes are an important step in documenting central Mexican prehistory.

Contents:

v. 1. Ancient urbanism at Xochicalco : the evolution and organization of a pre-Hispanic society / Kenneth Hirth

v. 2. The Xochicalco mapping project / edited by Kenneth Hirth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Contains:

Ancient urbanism at Xochicalco.

Xochicalco mapping project.

ISBN:

0874805856

0874805864

OCLC:

41310623