The Neighbors of Casas Grandes : Medio Period Communities of Northwestern Chihuahua /

The Neighbors of Casas Grandes : Medio Period Communities of Northwestern Chihuahua /

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Casas Grandes, or Paquime, in northwestern Mexico was of one of the few socially complex prehistoric civilizations in North America. Now, based on more than a decade of surveys, excavations, and field work, this text looks at Casas Grandes and its surrounding communities in The Neighbors of Casas Gr...

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Main Author: Whalen, Michael E.
Other Authors: Minnis, Paul E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Casas Grandes Region (Mexico) > Antiquities.
Pottery, Prehistoric.
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Indian pottery.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Antiquities.
Pottery, Prehistoric > Mexico > Casas Grandes Region.
Indian pottery > Mexico > Casas Grandes Region.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Mexico > Casas Grandes Region.
Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Casas Grandes Region > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Investigating the Casas Grandes regional system
  • Dating the medio period
  • The architecture of the medio period
  • Medio period ceramic evolution
  • Medio period ceramic function
  • Medio period lithics
  • Farming, gathering, and hunting
  • Exotic and ritual items
  • The history and structure of the Casas Grandes polity.

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