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 …

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 …

This article balances current understandings of the political landscape of Postclassic
Mesoamerica through a conjunctive analysis of the archaeology and ethnohistory of the …

The Monte Albán state emerged in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, between 300 and 100 BC.
Archaeological evidence indicates that this case of state formation was linked to the …

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 …

I summarize recent archaeological work in Oaxaca, Mexico, with a focus on questions
central to world prehistory: the origin and collapse of complex societies. Monte Albán was …

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 …

This article provides a synthetic examination of the role of external relations in the social,
cultural, and political development of the Oaxaca Coast. The article deals primarily with the …

This article considers the results of instrumental neutron-activation analyses of 61 obsidian
artifacts recovered from excavations at four archaeological sites in the lower Río Verde …