Contents
List of Tables, 000
List of Illustrations, 000
Acknowledgments, ix
I
CHAPTER 1.	THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEM AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
The Anthropological Problem, 000
The Formative before Monte Albçn, 000
The Espiridiùn Complex, 000
The Tierras Largas Phase, 000
The San JosÄ Phase, 000
The Guadalupe Phase, 000
The Rosario Phase, 000
The Founding of Monte Albçn, 000
How the Data Will Be Presented, 000
CHAPTER 2.	THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, 000
Bedrock Geology and Mineral Resources, 000
Soil, Water, and Agricultural Productivity, 000
The Regime of the RÆo Atoyac, 000
The "Original" Flora of the Etla Subvalley, 000
The "Original" Fauna of the Etla Subvalley, 000
CHAPTER 3.	EXCAVATING FORMATIVE HOUSEHOLD UNITS, 000
Traditional Houses, 000
The Dooryard, 000
Excavating Wattle-and-Daub Houses, 000
The Middle Formative Period and the Early Adobe House, 000
CHAPTER 4.	HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES, PART 1, 000
Farming, 000
Farming Techniques, 000
Wild Plant Collecting, 000
Dog Raising, 000
Early Evidence for Domestication, 000
The Xoloitzcuintli or Pecoxolo, 000
The Use of Dogs in Feasts, 000
Congenital Tooth Loss in Formative Dogs, 000
Congenital Tooth Loss in Formative Oaxacan Dogs, 000
The Stunting of Limbs, 000
Selection for the Xoloitzcuintli: A Puzzle for the Future, 000
Hunting and Trapping, 000
Use of Small Game, 000
The Faunal Remains, 000
Storage, 000
Cooking, 000
Pottery Making, 000
The Ceramics of a Typical Residence, 000
Clay Sources Used, 000
Colorants, 000
Vessel Forming, 000
Burnishing, 000
Firing, 000
Exchanging Pottery with Other Regions, 000
The Procurement and Working of Chert, 000
Chert Sources, 000
Household Variation in the Use of Chert Sources, 000
The Uses of Chert Tools, 000
On the Scarcity of Projectile Points, 000
The Importation and Use of Obsidian, 000
Obsidian Tools, 000
Pires-Ferreira's Research, 1967-1973, 000
Parry's Research, 1981-1983, 000
A Cautionary Note about Neutron Activation, 000
The Sources of Obsidian Used at San JosÄ Mogote, 000
Interfamily Variation in Obsidian Sources Used, 000
Grinding Corn (and Other Materials), 000
One-Hand Manos, 000
Two-Hand Manos, 000
Metates, 000
Possible Ritual Metates, 000
Mortars, Pestles, and Mullers, 000
Canicas, 000
Tree Felling and Woodworking, 000
CHAPTER 5.	HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES, PART 2, 000
Basket Making, 000
Sewing, 000
The Sharpening of Awls and Needles, 000
"Cutting Boards" or "Whetstones," 000
Soft Hammering, 000
Pressure Flaking, 000
The Manufacture of Sherd Disks, 000
The Weaving of Mats, 000
Net Making, 000
Textile Weaving, 000
Salt Making, 000
The Importation and Working of Mollusk Shell, 000
Chronological Change in Shell Working, 000
Common Mollusks at San JosÄ Mogote, 000
Polishing Iron Ore Mirrors, 000
MÜssbauer Spectroscopy, 000
The Four Main Iron Sources, 000
The Limits of San JosÄ Mogote's Control over Iron Ore Sources, 000
The Crushing and Grinding of Hematite, 000
The Cutting and Trimming of Mica, 000
Ancestor Ritual, 000
Social Changes Reflected in Figurines, 000
Large Hollow White-Slipped "Dolls," 000
Dancing in Masks and Costumes, 000
Singing and Chanting, 000
Divination, 000
Ritual Bloodletting, 000
Ritual Use of Exotic Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles, 000
Musical Instruments, 000
Sources of Feathers, 000
Ritual Offerings, 000
Personal Ornamentation, 000
Raiding, 000
A Maori Analogy, 000
Interpreting Burned Houses, 000
The Mounting Evidence for Warfare, 000
The Origin of War: Kelly's Model, 000
Palisades, Men's Houses, Powdered Tobacco, and Lime, 000
 
II
CHAPTER 6.	AN INTRODUCTION TO AREA C, 000
The Threshing Floor Sector, 000
The Stratigraphy of Area C, 000
A Note on Chronology, 000
CHAPTER 7.	AREA C: HOUSES OF ESPIRIDIîN AND TIERRAS LARGAS TIMES, 000
The Espiridiùn Complex , 000
House 20, 000
The Early Tierras Largas Phase, 000
House 19, 000
The Middle Tierras Largas Phase, 000
Feature 21: A Tierras Largas Phase Palisade, 000
Another Possible Section of Palisade in Squares S28 and S29, 000
Feature 66, 000
Domestic Middle Tierras Largas Phase Features, 000
Feature 22, 000
Feature 23, 000
Feature 42, 000
Feature 48, 000
The Zone G Midden, 000
The Late Tierras Largas Phase, 000
House 18, 000
The Zone F Midden, 000
The Tierras Largas Phase/San JosÄ Phase Transition, 000
CHAPTER 8.	AREA C: HOUSES OF THE EARLY SAN JOSâ PHASE, 000
House 15, 000
Feature 27, 000
Feature 29, 000
Feature 37, 000
The Zone E Midden, 000
The Zone E/Zone D Contact, 000
CHAPTER 9.	AREA C: HOUSES OF THE MIDDLE SAN JOSâ PHASE, 000
Zone D of the Control Section, 000
House 6, 000
Feature 32, 000
House 5, 000
House 2, 000
Feature 105, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
House 3, 000
House 11, 000
House 9, 000
Features Associated with House 9, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
House 1, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
Burials 1 and 2, 000
House 10, 000
House 4, 000
Feature 35, 000
Feature 46, 000
Feature 39, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
The Zone D2 Midden, 000
Isolated Middle San JosÄ Phase Features, 000
Feature 49, 000
Feature 54, 000
Feature 31, 000
CHAPTER 10.	AREA C: HOUSES OF THE LATE SAN JOSâ PHASE, 000
Zone C of the Control Section, 000
House 7, 000
House 14, 000
The House 14 Upper Floor, 000
The Dooryard Midden, 000
Feature 24, 000
Ashy Hollow in Bedrock, 000
The Zone C Midden, 000
CHAPTER 11. 	AREA C: EPILOGUE, 000
Feature 25, 000
Animal Bones from the San JosÄ /Guadalupe Interface, 000
Evidence for Rosario Phase Cannibalism: Feature 47, 000
III
CHAPTER 12.	AN INTRODUCTION TO AREA A, 000
The Stratigraphy of Area A, 000
Bedrock, 000
Zone D, 000
Zone C, 000
Zone B, 000
Zone A, 000
Backfilling, 000
CHAPTER 13.	THE COLONIZATION OF AREA A, 000
Postholes and Features in Bedrock, 000
Household Unit E, 000
Feature 7, 000
The Zone D Midden, 000
Zone D3, 000
Zone D2, 000
Zone D1, 000
CHAPTER 14. 	AREA A: HOUSES OF THE MIDDLE SAN JOSâ PHASE, 000
Household Unit C4, 000
Feature 5, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
Household Unit C3, 000
Features in the Dooryard, 000
Feature 2, 000
Feature 6, 000
Feature 3, 000
Feature 8, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
Household Unit C2, 000
Features Associated with Household Unit C2, 000
Feature 1, 000
Feature 4, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
Household Unit C1, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
	
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CHAPTER 15. 	AN INTRODUCTION TO AREA B, 000
The Stratigraphy of Area B, 000
Bedrock, 000
Zone C, 000
Zone B, 000
Zone A, 000
CHAPTER 16. 	A TIERRAS LARGAS PHASE FEATURE FROM AREA B, 000
Feature 65, 000
CHAPTER 17. 	AREA B: THE EARLIEST OCCUPATION OF THE LOWER TERRACE, 000
Postholes and Features in Bedrock, 000
Feature 58 (The Cistern), 000
Feature 50, 000
Feature 59, 000
Material From Bedrock Depressions Found While Cleaning the Area B Profile, 000
CHAPTER 18. 	AREA B: HOUSES 16 AND 17, 000
House 17, 000
1. Material Lying Directly on the House 17 Floor, 000
2. Items Deliberately Buried Below the House 17 Floor, 000
3. Material from Below the House 17 Floor, Possibly From an Earlier Stage of the House, 000
4. Materials from Above the House 17 Floor, 000
House 16, 000
Features in House 16, 000
Feature 61, 000
Feature 62, 000
Feature 62B, 000
Feature 63, 000
Rock-Filled Pit, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
Material from below the House 16 Floor, Possibly Associated, 000
Material from above the House 16 Floor, Possibly Associated, 000
CHAPTER 19. 	AREA B: THE HOUSE 16/17 DOORYARD, 000
The Dooryard Trash Pit, 000
The North Dooryard or Lago', 000
Features in the North Dooryard, 000
Feature 81, 000
Feature 87, 000
Feature 88, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
The West Dooryard or Zio', 000
The East Dooryard or Zio', 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
Activity Areas in the House 16/17 Complex: An Overview, 000
CHAPTER 20. 	AREA B: THE UPPER TERRACE, 000
The Earliest Occupation: Features and Natural Depressions in Bedrock, 000
Feature 82, 000
Irregular Bedrock Depression Running East-West through Squares N7E4-N7E6, 000
Bedrock Depression in Square N7E6, East of Feature 82, 000
Some Conclusions about the Earliest Occupations of the Upper Terrace, 000
The Second Occupation: The Upper Terrace Dooryard, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
CHAPTER 21. 	A GUADALUPE PHASE HOUSE FROM AREA B, 000
House 21, 000
Floor 3 (Oldest), 000
Floor 2 (Second), 000
Floor 1 (Most Recent), 000
Material Found Just Below House 21, Possibly Associated, 000
The History of House 21: Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
V
CHAPTER 22. 	A SAN JOSâ PHASE HOUSE ON MOUND 1, 000
Early Formative Use of the Mound, 000
House 13, 000
The House 13 Floor, 000
The House 13 Dooryard, 000
Insights from Artifact Plotting, 000
CHAPTER 23. 	ROSARIO PHASE RESIDENCES ON MOUND 1, 000
A Brief History of Structure 19, 000
Structure 27, Zone C, 000
Room 1, 000
Room 2, 000
The Structure 27 Dooryard, 000
The Zone B Residence, 000
Similarities with Tilcjete's Structure 7, 000
Differences, 000
Structure 26, 000
Room 1, 000
Room 2, 000
Tomb 11, 000
Burial 55, 000
Room 3, 000
Burial 60, 000
Structure 25-South, 000
Structure 25-East, 000
Structure 30, 000
Isolated Patches of Floor, 000
The Central Patio, 000
Tomb 10, 000
The Retaining Wall, 000
CHAPTER 24. MOUND 1: EPILOGUE, 000
	
VI
CHAPTER 25. A MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING OF SAN JOSâ PHASE HOUSES AND THEIR CONTENTS, by Robert G. Reynolds, 000
CHAPTER 26. RADIOCARBON DATING, 000
CHAPTER 27. THE HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY OF SAN JOSâ MOGOTE: ITS POTENTIAL THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS , 000
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Middle Formative Pottery , 000
Appendix B. Resumen en Espaûol , 000
References Cited, 000
Index, 000