Chronology, Subsistence, and the Earliest Formative of Central Tlaxcala, Mexico

Lesure, Richard G.; Borejsza, Aleksander; Carballo, Jennifer; Frederick, Charles D.; Popper, Virginia S.; Wake, Thomas A.

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“…Next, with population growth, village fissioning led to the colonization of relatively more marginal environments by migrants bringing a Mesoamerican version of the Neolithic package-domesticated plants, pottery, figurines, stone axes, and wattle-and-daub houses. Recent household archaeology in central and northern Tlaxcala (Borejsza et al 2008;Lesure et al 2006) and in the Acámbaro Valley of Guanajuato (Darras and Faugère 2007) illustrates this sequence particularly well. It is likely that other regions of the highlands also witnessed migrating agricultural villagers who either mixed with or replaced existing foraging populations, along with other documented cases of foragers who developed agriculture in situ.…”

Section: Origins Of Sedentary Village Lifementioning

confidence: 90%

Advances in the Household Archaeology of Highland Mesoamerica

Carballo

2010

J Archaeol Res

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Recent investigations and reconsideration of households in the Mesoamerican highlands illustrate the central role of domestic spheres of interaction to the broader cultural dynamics of the region over four millennia. Methodological advances in the analysis of past houses permit more sophisticated social reconstructions of the spaces and activities that constituted domestic life for the diverse peoples of the region. Current studies highlight the economic interdependence and diversification of households, their strategic flexibility in affiliation, the integrative ritual practices undertaken within domestic spaces, the material correlates of prestige competition between households, and the manner in which households articulated with a larger social universe.

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Section: Origins Of Sedentary Village Lifementioning

confidence: 90%

Advances in the Household Archaeology of Highland Mesoamerica

Carballo

2010

J Archaeol Res

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“…The more marked water deficits of Guanajuato made it less attractive to pre-Hispanic farmers. Tlaxcala has been continuously farmed since about 2800 14 C a BP (García, 1981;Lesure et al, 2006) and was one of the most densely settled regions of the Americas on the eve of European discovery (Gibson, 1952). Guanajuato was a frontier disputed by hunter-gatherers and precarious farming communities (Armillas, 1969;Braniff, 1989;Castañ eda et al, 1989).…”

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Fluvial response to Holocene climate change in low‐order streams of central Mexico

Borejsza

Frederick

2009

J Quaternary Science

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Alluvial sequences constitute a recognised source of information on past environmental change, but one that has scarcely been tapped in central Mexico. This paper reviews what is currently known about the Holocene alluvial stratigraphy of the region, focusing on the interplay between climate and the pace and style of sedimentation in the incised headwater reaches of stream networks. The records obtained in five different drainage basins -four in the state of Tlaxcala and one in Guanajuato -are presented and compared to published reconstructions of climate change. A nearsynchronous incision of all stream networks occurred close to 10 200 14 C a BP in response to an increase in precipitation and stream discharge. A spell of very humid but markedly seasonal conditions ensued, resulting in the formation of wet meadows along streams and the accumulation of thick finetextured valley fills dominated by cumulic soil A horizons. After 9100 14 C a BP a transition to a warmer and more arid climate provoked the thinning of vegetation cover on slopes, accelerated runoff and increased sediment delivery to streams. The aggradation of coarser-textured valley fills poor in organic matter set in. It ceased or slowed down significantly after a few millennia as the studied stream reaches achieved a near-graded condition adjusted to the relatively stable climate. Arid mid Holocene conditions are also reflected in the abundant precipitation of secondary carbonates in Guanajuato. At 3100 14 C a BP higher precipitation caused more frequent flooding and a resumption of aggradation. Shortly after that date sedentary farmers colonised Tlaxcala. Agriculture altered runoff and sediment delivery to streams and accelerated cut-and-fill cycles on a scale that masked the impact of any climatic fluctuations. Guanajuato was colonised later and its alluvial record suggests the persistence of a humid climate at least until 1000 14 C a BP.

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“…Prior research at La Laguna include its documentation in regional surveys (García Cook 1981;Merino Carrión 1989;Snow 1969), initial exploratory excavations (Lesure et al 2006), and the detailed reconstruction of its history of land use Borejsza et al 2008Borejsza et al , 2011. The Proyecto Arqueológico La Laguna (PALL) investigated domestic areas of the site and its central precinct of temple platforms, plazas, and ball court (Carballo , 2009(Carballo , 2012Carballo et al 2011Carballo et al , 2014.…”

Section: La Laguna and Its Excavation Contextsmentioning

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Lithic Economies and Community Organization at La Laguna, Tlaxcala

Walton

Carballo

2016

Ancient Mesoam

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1 AbstractSite wide, assemblage based lithic analyses help to elucidate community dynamics including variability in domestic economies, technological skill and decision making, exchange networks, and ritual practices. In this study we present the results of an analysis of over 36,000 lithic artifacts from the site of La Laguna, Tlaxcala. We compare Middle/Late Formative period (ca. 600-400 B.C.) and Terminal Formative period (ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 150) deposits to examine transformations associated with urbanization and state formation during this interval. The residents of La Laguna had relatively equal and ample access to obsidian, and most production was organized independently by households. We identify blade production zones and variability in consumption patterns suggestive of different domestic, communal, and ceremonial activities.The introduction of bloodletters, elaborate large bifacial knives, and zoomorphic eccentrics to the Terminal Formative assemblage may indicate the emergence of higher statuses, new social roles, and militaristic symbolism during this period.2 Lithic studies play a prominent role in reconstructions of ancient Mesoamerican domestic and ritual economies. Although analyses commonly employ data recovered from a particular site to evaluate macroregional trade and political economy models, site-based lithic assemblages are also of significant value in the analysis of intra-community dynamics (e.g. Hirth 2006). Analysis of lithic assemblages at the community level permits assessment of variability in household activities; the organization, technology, and sequencing of production; and the use of space within sites and particular structures

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Chronology, Subsistence, and the Earliest Formative of Central Tlaxcala, Mexico

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Advances in the Household Archaeology of Highland Mesoamerica

Advances in the Household Archaeology of Highland Mesoamerica

Fluvial response to Holocene climate change in low‐order streams of central Mexico

Lithic Economies and Community Organization at La Laguna, Tlaxcala

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