BEFORE TEOTIHUACAN—ALTICA, EXCHANGE, INTERACTIONS, AND THE ORIGINS OF COMPLEX SOCIETY IN THE NORTHEAST BASIN OF MEXICO. Issue 2 (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nichols, Deborah L.; Stoner, Wesley D.
• Is Part Of: Ancient Mesoamerica. Volume 30:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 369
• Page End: 382
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Indians of Central America -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Indians of Central America -- History -- Periodicals; Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Indians of Mexico -- History -- Periodicals; Central America -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Mexico -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; 972.01
• DOI: 10.1017/S0956536118000305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0956-5361

Abstract

Abstract: For several decades, little research has been directed towards understanding the beginnings of complex society in the Teotihuacan Valley. Recent archaeological investigations at the Early–Middle Formative site of Altica provide a fresh perspective on dating the initial establishment of agricultural villages, early social and economic differentiation, and the development of intra-and interregional exchange networks to test comparative models of political economy.