ISBN:
0-521-36332-2
,
978-0-521-36332-7
Language:
English
Pages:
xxvi, 386 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series [27]
Series Statement:
A _School of American Research Book [27]
Keywords:
Mittelamerika Archäologie
;
Olmeke
;
Ethnographie
Abstract:
The archaeological culture known as the Olmec has long been associated with the genesis of civilization in Mexico—the transition from simple, agricultural societies to near-urban states during the Mesoamerican Formative, which culminated in the empire of the Maya. This volume brings together ten archaeologists working on the period offering new interpretations and regional syntheses and re-evaluating the role of the Olmec in the crucial developments of the Formative. Particular attention is given to the interaction between different geographical regions—including the Olmec areas of the Gulf Coast traditionally regarded as the home of Mesoamerican civilization—revealing that all these regions played a crucial role in the evolutionary process. (Umschlagtext)
Description / Table of Contents:
List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword by Jonathan Haas -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction -- 1. Olmec Studies: a status report, Robert J. Sharer -- 2. Olmec: what`s in a name? David C. Grove -- Part II The Olmec Heartland -- 3. Olmec archaeology: what we know and what we wish we knew, Richard A. Diehl -- 4. The heartland Olmec: evolution of material culture, Gareth W. Lowe -- 5. The heartland Olmec: evolution of ideology, Michael D. Coe -- Part III The Olmec Heartland -- 6. Coapexco and Tlatilco: sites with Olmec materials in the Basin of Mexico, Paul Tolstoy -- 7. Chalcatzingo and its Olmec connection, David C. Grove -- 8. Zapotec chiefdoms and the nature of Formative religions, Joyce Marcus -- 9. Chiapas and the Olmec, Thomas A. Lee, Jr. -- 10. Olmec diffusion: a sculptural view from Pacific Guatemala, John Graham 11. The Olmec and the Southeast periphery of Mesoamerica, Robert J. Sharer -- Part IV Conclusions -- 12. Western Mesoamerica and the Olmec, Paul Tolstoy -- 13. The Olmec and the rise of civilization in eastern Mesoamerica, Arthur Demarest -- References -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 345-376"The advanced seminar at the School of American Research November 1983." (Preface)Enthält 13 Beiträge
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