Multiethnicity And Migration At Teopancazco: Investigations Of A Teotihuacan Neighborhood Center
by Linda R. Manzanilla /
2017 / English / PDF
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"Illuminates a multiethnic neighborhood within one of the world's
greatest urban developments of ancient times. Presents some of the
most sophisticated new scientific techniques that are allowing
scholars to see the details of life in the ancient world in a vivid
dimension that has not before been possible."--Cynthia Robin,
author of
"Illuminates a multiethnic neighborhood within one of the world's
greatest urban developments of ancient times. Presents some of the
most sophisticated new scientific techniques that are allowing
scholars to see the details of life in the ancient world in a vivid
dimension that has not before been possible."--Cynthia Robin,
author ofEveryday Life Matters: Maya Farmers at Chan
Everyday Life Matters: Maya Farmers at Chan
"Manzanilla has been, and still is, a pioneer in the application of
recent technology to aid in the interpretation of archaeological
remains."--Rebecca Storey, author of
"Manzanilla has been, and still is, a pioneer in the application of
recent technology to aid in the interpretation of archaeological
remains."--Rebecca Storey, author ofLife and Death in the
Ancient City of Teotihuacan: A Modern Paleodemographic
Synthesis
Life and Death in the
Ancient City of Teotihuacan: A Modern Paleodemographic
Synthesis
"Vital for scholars of Mesoamerican archaeology and the 'Classic'
period in particular."--Ian Farrington, author of
"Vital for scholars of Mesoamerican archaeology and the 'Classic'
period in particular."--Ian Farrington, author ofCusco:
Urbanism and Archaeology in the Inka World
Cusco:
Urbanism and Archaeology in the Inka World
Like modern-day New York City, the ancient city of Teotihuacan in
Central Mexico was built by a flood of immigrants who created a
complex and diverse urban landscape. The city benefited from the
knowledge, technical expertise, and experience that foreigners
brought. The neighborhoods also competed with each other in
displaying the finest crafts, the rarest raw materials, and the
most lavish sumptuary goods.
Like modern-day New York City, the ancient city of Teotihuacan in
Central Mexico was built by a flood of immigrants who created a
complex and diverse urban landscape. The city benefited from the
knowledge, technical expertise, and experience that foreigners
brought. The neighborhoods also competed with each other in
displaying the finest crafts, the rarest raw materials, and the
most lavish sumptuary goods.
This detailed volume looks at 116 formal burials in Teopancazco,
a powerful neighborhood that controlled the distribution of
foreign raw materials from Teotihuacan toward Nautla in Veracruz.
Applying sophisticated bioarchaeological analyses of stable and
strontium isotopes, trace elements, funerary patterns, and
ancient DNA, this holistic study identifies the population's age
and sex profiles, paleopathologies, paleodiet, provenance, and
facial approximations. What emerges is a detailed portrait of a
multiethnic group working and interacting in one of the largest
urban sites in the preindustrial world.
This detailed volume looks at 116 formal burials in Teopancazco,
a powerful neighborhood that controlled the distribution of
foreign raw materials from Teotihuacan toward Nautla in Veracruz.
Applying sophisticated bioarchaeological analyses of stable and
strontium isotopes, trace elements, funerary patterns, and
ancient DNA, this holistic study identifies the population's age
and sex profiles, paleopathologies, paleodiet, provenance, and
facial approximations. What emerges is a detailed portrait of a
multiethnic group working and interacting in one of the largest
urban sites in the preindustrial world.
