The Significance of the "Epiclassic" Period in Mesoamerican Prehistory

Chapters in this book

1. I-XIV I
2. PART ONE: Early Man in Mesoamerica and the Agricultural Basis
3. Introduction 3
4. Summary of Archaeological Evidence from the Valsequillo Region, Puebla, Mexico 7
5. The Origin of Zea mays 23
6. PART TWO: Exchange Networks
7. Introduction 45
8. Obsidian Exchange Networks: Inferences and Speculations on the Development of Social Organization in Formative Mesoamerica 49
9. Shell Exchange Networks in Formative Mesoamerica 79
10. Mössbauer Spectral Analysis of Olmec Iron Ore Mirrors: New Evidence of Formative Period Exchange Networks in Mesoamerica 101
11. The Significance of the "Epiclassic" Period in Mesoamerican Prehistory 155
12. Ports of Trade in Mesoamerica: A Reappraisal 179
13. PART THREE: Ethnographic Contributions to Prehistory
14. Introduction 201
15. The Ancient Maya in Light of Their Ethnographic Present 205
16. Ideas Concerning Maya Concepts of the Future 229
17. Ethnographic Realities of Mayan Prehistory 239
18. Mesoamericans as Cultural Brokers in Northern New Spain 259
19. PART FOUR: Painting, Hieroglyphs, Ceramics, and Mythology
20. Introduction 275
21. Toward the Reconstruction of the Olmec Mythological System 279
22. Maya and Teotihuacán Traits in Classic Maya Vase Painting of the Petén 289
23. The Aztec System of Writing: Problems of Research 303
24. The Deciphering of Glyphs Representing Mexica Governmental Titles 309
25. The Aztec Day Names 327
26. The Relationship Between Painting and Scripts 343
27. Petroglyphs of the Antilles 365
28. Contribution to the Study of Cultural Sequences in the Central Area of Costa Rica 387
29. Biographical Notes 413
30. Index of Names 419
31. Index of Subjects 425