Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Prior Work in the Valley of Oaxaca
Natural Environment
The Valley's Ceramic Sequence
Field Methods
Laboratory Procedures
Traditional Approaches to the Explanation of Culture Change
An Analytical Procedure
Fluctuation and Change
An Approach to Understanding the Evolution of Chiefdoms in the Valley of Oaxaca
Consequences of the Formation of Monte Alban
Conclusion
Introduction
Settlement Patterns
Catchment Calculations
Conclusions
Introduction
Growth Patterns
Regional Organization
Part I: Primacy
Part 2: Regional Interaction
Part 3: Early I Administrative Districts
Marketing in Early I
Administrative Organization in Late I
Late I Interaction Potential Measures
Changes in Market Organization in Period I
Period I: Conclusions
The Origin of the State in the Valley of Oaxaca
Introduction
Period II: Population Trends and Settlement Distributions
Period II: Administrative Central Places
Production/Distribution in Period II
Period II: Conclusions
Period IIIa: Population Growth and Agricultural Development
Period IIIa: Administrative Central Places
Period IIIa: Interaction Estimates
Production/Distribution in Period IlIa
Period IIIa: Conclusions
Introduction
Administrative Places in Period IIIb
Period IIIb: Interaction Potential Measures
Production/Distribution in Period IIIb
Period IIIb: Conclusions
Introduction
Postclassic Settlement Patterns and Population Transitions
Administrative Places and Interaction Potentials in the Postclassic
Production and Distribution in the Postclassic
The Postclassic: Conclusions
Local Administration
Regional Integration and Regional Administration
Commercial Activities
Variables and Assumptions
Land and Water
The Distribution of Land Types
Measuring Land Areas
Climate and Weather
Labor
Calculating Potential Population
Potential Population
Correlation and Regression
Changing the Scale of Analysis
Population/Resources and Distance from Monte Alban
Early I
Late I
Monte Alban II
Monte Alban IIIa
Monte Alban IIIb
Monte Alban IV
Monte Alban V
General Conclusions
Introduction: Assumptions, Theoretical Framework, and Problem Orientation
Analytical Framework: Variables, Measures, and Indices
Analysis, Interpretations, and Results
Rosario phase
Monte Alban Early I
Monte Alban Late I
Monte Alban II
Monte Alban IIIa
Monte Alban IIIb
Monte Alban IV
Monte Alban V
Summary
The View From the Bottom
The View From the Middle
The Macroregional Perspective
Conclusion
Explanation of Terms Used in Coding Sites
Coding Scheme For Sites
Coded Data
Comments
Appendix II. Site Maps
Appendix III. Distribution by Grid Square of Land Types Defined in Chapter I
Appendix IV. Sites That Have Been Combined
Appendix V. Site Survey Form
Appendix VI. Field Number Designations and Field Numbers by Site
Appendix VII. Ceramic Descriptions
Appendix VIII. Number of Ceramic Types Per Site, by Administrative Rank
Appendix IX. Ceramic Production Sites by Gary Feinman
Early I: Additional Comments
Monte Alban II
Monte Alban IIIa
Monte Alban IIIb
Monte Alban V
Monte Alban V: Additional Comments
Appendix X. Summary of Terraced Sites
Appendix XI. Structure Summaries and Structure Drawings
References
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