In this article we discuss two theoretical approaches to landscape studies in archaeology:
the ecological and social/symbolic. We suggest that an integrated approach can provide a …

La Consentida explores Early Formative period transitions in residential mobility,
subsistence, and social organization at the site of La Consentida in coastal Oaxaca, Mexico …

Abstract The Mesoamerican Formative period (1600 bce–ce 250) saw the establishment of
sedentism, dietary transformations and the development of ceramic technologies for …

The Preceramic archaeological record of highland Mesoamerica is biased toward
rockshelter sites. We advocate more fieldwork in streamside settings, where open-air sites …

Se analiza la época propuesta de Antropoceno relacionada con el control de geosistemas
por actividades humanas con base en estudios ambientales vs. condiciones antrópicas del …

In this paper, we discuss dietary and possible medicinal practices of an Early Formative
period (2000–1000 BCE) community transitioning from Archaic-style to Formative-style …

This paper examines the role of caches, burials, and mortuary offerings as forms of
inalienable wealth in the lower Río Verde valley of Pacific coastal Oaxaca, Mexico. Interred …

Seven AMS radiocarbon dates (1950–1525 cal BC) from controlled contexts demonstrate
Early Formative period occupation in coastal Oaxaca, Mexico. These dated elements from …

This article examines the roles of coastal environments in prehispanic settlement patterns
and land use within the lower Río Verde Valley, Oaxaca, México using interdisciplinary …

Despite several decades of research focusing on prehispanic human ecology, debate
continues over the impact of climatic and anthropogenic landscape change on human …