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The geoarchaeology of a terraced landscape : from Aztec Matlatzinco to modern Calixtlahuaca / Aleksander Borejsza, Isabel Rodríguez López, Charles D. Frederick, Michael E. Smith.
Penn Museum Library F1219.73 .B67 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borejsza, Aleksander, 1974- author.
- Rodríguez López, Isabel (Archaeologist), author.
- Frederick, Charles D., author.
- Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aztecs--Mexico--Calixtlahuaca--Antiquities.
- Aztecs.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Calixtlahuaca.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Archaeological geology--Mexico--Calixtlahuaca.
- Archaeological geology.
- Terracing--Mexico--Calixtlahuaca.
- Terracing.
- Landscape archaeology--Mexico--Calixtlahuaca.
- Landscape archaeology.
- Agriculture--Mexico--Calixtlahuaca--History.
- Agriculture.
- History.
- Antiquities.
- Calixtlahuaca (Mexico)--Antiquities.
- Calixtlahuaca (Mexico).
- Aztecs--Antiquities.
- Mexico--Calixtlahuaca.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 370 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- 2. Matlatzinco: A Forgotten Capital
- 3. What Is a Terrace?
- 4. The Landscape Archaeology of Cerro Tenismo
- 5. The Stratigraphy of Terrace Construction
- 6. The Stratigraphy of Terrace Destruction
- 7. Documentary Glimpses and Guesses
- 8. The Anthropology of Landesque Capital
- 9. Legends Black and White: Aztec Agriculture and Its Transformation
- 10. Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Borejsza, Aleksander, 1974- Geoarchaeology of a terraced landscape
- ISBN:
- 9781647690229
- 1647690226
- OCLC:
- 1178869823
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