Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the origins,
history, and interrelationships of the civilizations that arose and flourished in Oaxaca …

This article argues that the agency of commoners has not been adequately theorized in
archaeological studies of the political dynamics of complex societies. Recent developments …

The last decade has seen the greatest increase in archaeological research in western
Mexico since the 1940s. Unlike previously heralded renewals, this one is accompanied by …

The literature of stone tool procurement and technology published in the past decade is
reviewed in this article. The presentation attempts to be geographically comprehensive but …

Obsidian artifact sourcing studies performed over the last 25 years have identified obsidian
from outcrops around the communities of Zinapecuaro and Ucareo, Michoacan, at sites …

Long‐distance networks for the transport of exotic goods and the beginnings of specialized
craft production first appear in M esoamerica during the Formative Period. The results of …

Economic growth is rarely examined for ancient states and empires despite its prominence
as a topic in modern economies. The concept is debated, and many measures of growth are …

Obsidian was a vital Mesoamerican trade good throughout the prehispanic sequence. Here,
drawing on an archive of more than 500,000 pieces of sourced obsidian with prehispanic …

This article presents an analysis of biological and spatial patterning of an Early Classic (AD
250–500) Chatino cemetery at the archaeological site of Charco Redondo, located in the …

We take a critical perspective in discussing recent publications on the archaeological study
of the ancient state-level societies of Latin America. For some topics, such as intensive …