Capítulo III. La obsidiana de la región de Zináparo-Prieto

Darras, Véronique

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“…Surface extraction pits are similar to those described by Healan (1997:86–87) as “doughnut quarries,” or elsewhere as depresiones de extracción (Darras 1999:80–84), pozos de extracción (Pastrana 1998:55), or “funnel-shaped pits” (Cobean 2002:169). We use the term socavón , employed by Lara Galicia (2003, 2004).…”

Section: The Zaragoza-oyameles Source Areamentioning

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“…Obsidian flow systems throughout the world, including Mesoamerica, tend to be large in size, spreading out in numerous directions over tens of kilometers through broad mountainous areas (Balkan-Atli et al 2011; Binder et al 2011; Braswell and Glascock 1998; Cobean 2002; Darras 1999; Healan 1997; Knight et al 2011; Pastrana 1998; Torrence 1986; Tripcevich and Mackay 2011). Thus, exposures of obsidian bands from the same flow system can be separated by great distance and significant topographical features.…”

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Obsidian Sub-Sources at the Zaragoza-Oyameles Quarry in Puebla, Mexico: Similarities With Altotonga and Their Distribution Throughout Mesoamerica

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Glascock

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We present data produced through archaeological and geological survey, as well as geochemical analysis of the Zaragoza-Oyameles obsidian source area located on the northern and western flanks of the Los Humeros Caldera in eastern Puebla, Mexico. One result of the intensive archaeological surface survey of this obsidian source area was the identification of 117 obsidian flow-band exposures. Geologic samples from 40 of these were submitted for instrumental neutron activation analysis. Eighty-five projectile points collected from the surface were characterized using portable X-ray fluorescence. These analyses identified three sub-sources: Z-O1, Potreros Caldera, and Gomez Sur. The Gomez Sur sub-source appears chemically similar to the previously identified Altotonga source, located 25 km to the northeast. Results of the geological survey help elucidate the relationship of Altotonga obsidian with the Zaragoza-Oyameles source area. The data from the three sub-sources are compared to all consumer site data attributed to the Zaragoza-Oyameles source in the Missouri University Research Reactor database. Results indicate that the majority of consumer samples throughout Mesoamerica match the Z-O1 sub-source, while 4 percent match the Potreros Caldera sub-source. This information, combined with the Gomez Sur data, is discussed in terms of economic relations with the regional center of Cantona. Obsidian procurement and distribution may have been more nuanced than previously modeled. We suggest that a number of potentially independent communities in addition to Cantona may have been involved in distributing this obsidian throughout Mesoamerica.

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Obsidian Sub-Sources at the Zaragoza-Oyameles Quarry in Puebla, Mexico: Similarities With Altotonga and Their Distribution Throughout Mesoamerica

Knight¹,

Glascock

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“…Así pues, de los datos obtenidos antes del cambio de milenio se desprende la imagen de una ocupación epiclásica compuesta de pequeñas unidades dispersas en un extenso territorio. Aunque se habían notado concentraciones relacionadas con la explotación de recursos agrícolas (Faugère 2009), lacustres (Arnauld et al 1993) o minerales (Darras 1999), así como cierta jerarquía entre los asentamientos, estos datos daban la imagen de una multiplicidad de unidades pequeñas autónomas entre las cuales las relaciones quedaban difíciles de entender.…”

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“…Las tradiciones que, desde el formativo, habían modelado la identidad del área (tumbas de tiro, arquitectura de patrón circular, figuras huecas, entre otros) se desvanecen, dando paso a nuevos patrones perceptibles en distintos rubros de la cultura material. Estos cambios se asocian con otros aspectos relevantes, entre los cuales se pueden citar: (1) una fuerte expansión demográfica que lleva a los habitantes de las regiones lacustres y aluviales a colonizar nuevos territorios (Arnauld y Faugère-Kalfon 1998; Braniff C. 1974; Castañeda et al 1988); (2) una notable intensificación de la explotación de los recursos naturales (Darras 1999; Dorison 2019; Healan 1998; Liot 1998; Liot et al 2007; Quezada y Darras 2023); (3) el auge de grandes sitios monumentales que parecen haber funcionado como centros de poder más o menos equiparables (Cárdenas 1999; Castañeda et al 1988; Jiménez Betts y Darling 2000; Liot et al 2007); y (4) una intensificación de los intercambios interregionales ( Jiménez Betts 2018). Ahora bien, a pesar de avances significativos derivados de investigaciones recientes, falta entender muchos aspectos de la organización interna de las sociedades de la región y de sus estructuras territoriales.…”

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Nueva perspectiva sobre el sistema de organización territorial epiclásico en la región de Zacapu, Michoacán

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Resumen El período de aproximadamente tres siglos (600–900 d.C.), que corresponde al epiclásico, fue el escenario de una notable expansión de los asentamientos en la cuenca de Zacapu y sus alrededores. Si bien la zona parecía carecer de núcleos monumentales mayores equivalentes a los que se conocían en las regiones vecinas del Bajío o del sur de las tierras altas michoacanas, los trabajos recientes en la parte noroeste del Malpaís de Zacapu cambian esta concepción. Los datos proporcionados por medio del LiDAR y nuevos trabajos de campo revelaron complejos monumentales de dimensiones inéditas para la zona que estructuran una red de asentamientos menores distribuidos en un amplio territorio. Estos descubrimientos ofrecen nuevos datos sobre la arquitectura pública y doméstica de la época. La distribución de estos asentamientos y su relación con áreas dedicadas a la explotación de recursos agrícolas y mineros permiten vislumbrar un sistema más complejo e integrado, el cual pudo tener elementos comunes al de un altepetl. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar esta nueva información y reevaluar, a partir de ella, la organización territorial del período considerado.

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“…Research conducted by Faugère-Kalfon (1996) in the Vertiente Lerma zone (southern Lerma watershed) documented fluctuations in the settlement in relation to the broader changes on the northern Mesoamerican frontier. In the same sector, the large obsidian deposits of Zinaparo-Varal were studied in detail by Darras (1999), providing new knowledge on the systems of exploitation and distribution of this vital resource. Finally, Postclassic settlement is particularly well-represented in the volcanic heights of the Zacapu Malpaís, where intensive research has been conducted on urban settlement organization (Michelet 1988; Michelet et al 1988, 2005; Migeon 1984, 1991, 2015) and burial practices (Puaux 1989).…”

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Special Section Introduction: Introducing Zacapu archaeology and the Uacusecha project

Pereira

2023

Ancient Mesoam

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According to Purepecha oral tradition, the ancestors of the Uacusecha dynasty that ruled Michoacan at the beginning of the sixteenth century began their epic in the Zacapu region. The importance of this region also lies in the research carried out since the early 1980s that led to the elaboration of a regional sequence outlining the trajectory of pre-Hispanic societies centuries before the emergence of the Tarascan state. New research carried out on the area since 2009 has clarified this reference framework and opened new perspectives. The research focused on the Malpaís volcanic flows and its immediate surroundings. It addressed the transformations experienced by pre-Hispanic societies between a.d. 500 and a.d. 1580, and their interactions with the volcanic environment with unprecedented analytical detail. The joint contributions of remote sensing, archaeological fieldwork, dating, and geological study participate in renewing a diachronic approach of this unique landscape of northern Michoacan.

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Capítulo III. La obsidiana de la región de Zináparo-Prieto

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Obsidian Sub-Sources at the Zaragoza-Oyameles Quarry in Puebla, Mexico: Similarities With Altotonga and Their Distribution Throughout Mesoamerica

Obsidian Sub-Sources at the Zaragoza-Oyameles Quarry in Puebla, Mexico: Similarities With Altotonga and Their Distribution Throughout Mesoamerica

Nueva perspectiva sobre el sistema de organización territorial epiclásico en la región de Zacapu, Michoacán

Special Section Introduction: Introducing Zacapu archaeology and the Uacusecha project

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