Teotihuacan

Nichols, Deborah L.

doi:10.1007/s10814-015-9085-0

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“…Carballo and Feinman (2016:293) point out that early urbanism in Mexico “followed more collective lines.” Like Carballo (2013), we also think Teotihuacan's collective organization had earlier roots that likely began by the Late Formative. Teotihuacan apartment compounds incorporated architectural elements of Formative-period village organization centered on corporate lineage or house groups (Nichols 2016; Plunket and Uruñuela 2012; Smith 2014). As Schachner (2010:491–492) has argued for the northern Southwest, the corporate groups of the Formative period would have been the social structure out of which urban centers formed.…”

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Before Teotihuacan—altica, Exchange, Interactions, and the Origins of Complex Society in the Northeast Basin of Mexico

Nichols

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2019

Ancient Mesoam

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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.

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Before Teotihuacan—altica, Exchange, Interactions, and the Origins of Complex Society in the Northeast Basin of Mexico

Nichols

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2019

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“…Epigraphers have identified Caracol as the likely origin point for the first ruler of Copan; stable isotope information from Copan's burials supports such an interpretation (Nichols 2016;Price et al 2010). Not only did Caracol apparently solidify its position to its south, a point possibly emphasized in the textual materials at Caracol with eroded references to Copan (Grube 1990), but the site also embarked on a series of wars with neighboring polities to the north.…”

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Caracol, Belize, and Changing Perceptions of Ancient Maya Society

Chase

2016

J Archaeol Res

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Archaeological research at Caracol, an ancient Maya site that was rediscovered in 1937, has become a major resource in the interpretation and understanding of the ancient Maya. Caracol, in west-central Belize, is situated in a subtropical region once characterized as being unsuitable for the development or maintenance of complex societies, yet it is one of the largest, if not the largest Classic period Maya site in the southern Maya Lowlands, home to over 100,000 people at its height between AD 600 and 700. The investigations at Caracol underscore the utility of long-term archaeological projects incorporating large-scale settlement study that combine excavation with varied research designs and the use of a contextual approach. By employing Maya epigraphic history, traditional archaeology, and modern technology like LiDAR, research at Caracol details the rise, maintenance, and fall of an ancient Maya city, affording a large window into ancient Maya lifeways. Archaeological work provides evidence of sustainable agriculture, a market economy, city planning that included a road system, the impact of warfare on the site's inhabitants, the sociopolitical status of women, the role that archaeology can play in refining written history, and the significance of commemorating the cyclical passage of time to the ancient Maya. This article

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“…550–600/650), which is considered the final phase of Teotihuacan society. Although this evidence is compelling, the sample of dates is too small to be conclusive, and further research involving a larger sample is needed to confirm the timing of the fires (Nichols ).…”

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After Teotihuacan: A View of Collapse and Reorganization from the Southern Basin of Mexico

Clayton

2016

American Anthropologist

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The collapse of ancient states is often examined from the perspective of regional capitals. However, factors contributing to the decay of central power may be better measured in the fates of surrounding communities, which may closely shadow or depart markedly from the trajectories of declining capitals. Here I examine the breakdown of the first millennium state of Teotihuacan, Mexico, from the vantage of Chicoloapan, a settlement outside of the capital that prospered in the years surrounding the state's dissolution. As a settlement that expanded while others were abandoned, Chicoloapan presents an opportunity to consider the conditions and strategies that promote resilience in the midst of decentralization and to examine collapse as a simultaneously regional and local process. Recent data pertaining to demographic growth, changing household practices and material culture, and internal social diversity at Chicoloapan are discussed. Particular attention is given to the possible impact of migration, an issue at the heart of enduring debates surrounding Teotihuacan's demise. Chronometric data from Chicoloapan suggest that Teotihuacan's influence in this area had diminished by C.E. 600s, lending support to recent arguments, based on evidence from within the capital, that the power of the state's governing institutions deteriorated during the sixth century. [Teotihuacan, collapse, Basin of Mexico] RESUMEN Los arqueólogos a menudo examinan el colapso de los estados antiguos desde la perspectiva de las capitales regionales. Los factores que contribuyen a la decadencia del poder central pueden medirse mejor en los destinos de las comunidades circundantes, las cuales pueden seguir de cerca o desviarse notablemente de las trayectorias de las capitales en decadencia. Aquí examino la caída del estado del primer milenio, Teotihuacan, México, desde la posición de Chicoloapan, un asentamiento fuera de la capital que prosperó en los años que rodearon la disolución del estado. Como un asentamiento que se expandió mientras que otros fueron abandonados, Chicoloapan presenta una oportunidad para considerar las condiciones y estrategias que promueven la resiliencia en medio de la descentralización y examinan el colapso como un proceso regional y local simultáneo. Se discuten los datos recientes relacionados con el crecimiento demográfico, el cambio de las prácticas del hogar y la cultura material y la diversidad social interna en Chicoloapan. Se da particular atención al posible impacto de la migración, un tema central de los debates permanentes que rodean la caída de Teotihuacan. Datos cronométricos de Chicoloapan sugieren que la influencia de Teotihuacan en esta zona había disminuido hacia los años 600 de la Era Común dando apoyo a los argumentos recientes, basados en la evidencia dentro de la capital, que el poder de las instituciones que gobiernan el estado se deterioraron durante el siglo XVI. [Teotihuacan, colapso, Cuenca de México]

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Teotihuacan

Cited by 55 publications

References 190 publications

Before Teotihuacan—altica, Exchange, Interactions, and the Origins of Complex Society in the Northeast Basin of Mexico

Before Teotihuacan—altica, Exchange, Interactions, and the Origins of Complex Society in the Northeast Basin of Mexico

Caracol, Belize, and Changing Perceptions of Ancient Maya Society

After Teotihuacan: A View of Collapse and Reorganization from the Southern Basin of Mexico

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