Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Plates
Introduction to Volume 8
Preface
The Formative Period in the Valley of Oaxaca
Previous Investigations
Technological Attributes as Measures of Interaction
Functional Attributes
How Chipped Stone Becomes Incorporated Into Earthen Floors
Archaeological Definition of Floor Associations
San Jose Mogote
Abasolo
Tomaltepec
Obsidian
Other Local Materials
Chert Sources in the Valley of Oaxaca
Problems With the Redistribution Model
Differential Access to Obsidian
Introduction
The Middle Formative Period
Chronological Changes in Local Raw Material Procurement
Summary
Other General Categories
Some Tool Types
Technological Classification of Flakes
The Manufacture of Obsidian Blades
Evolution of the Obsidian Blade Industry
Biface Manufacture
Heat Treatment of Chert
Introduction
Flake Manufacture
Organization of Flake Tool Production
Summary: Early and Middle Formative Tool Production
Edge Angle
Edge Damage
Classification of Early and Middle Formative Tools
The Relationship of Functional Types to Material and Morphological Types
Summary
House 4 of Tomaltepec
House 2 of San Jose Mogote
House 4 of San Jose Mogote
Other Early and Middle Formative Houses
Area B of San Jose Mogote
Middle Formative Households
San Jose Phase
Middle Formative Villages
San Jose Mogote in the Terminal Formative Period
Terminal Formative Lithic Industries
Functions of Terminal Formative Tools
Summary
Floors of Public Buildings
Courtyards of Public Buildings
Special Artifact Types
Summary
Chapter 9. Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix