Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Anthropology

Content Description

1 online resource (xxiii, 540 pages) : illustrations (some color), black and white maps.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Robert M. Rosenswig

Committee Members

Marilyn A. Masson, John S. Justeson, Hector Neff

Keywords

Ceramic Consumption, Ceramic Distribution, Ceramic Production, Household Archaeology, Household Clusters, Plumbate, Plumbate ware, Pottery, Ancient, Indian pottery, Excavations (Archaeology), Social networks, Indians of Mexico

Subject Categories

Economic History | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Latin American Studies

Abstract

The Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico, where the sites of Miguel Alemán, the Conquista Campesina Complex (Conq-18) and the Piñuela Complex (PIN) are located, has been an object of study by archaeologists since the beginning of the nineteenth century. My project focused at this locale is concerned with craft production as related to the organization and the development of hierarchical social relations and how this relationship is reflected through diverse indexes. Although Plumbate ceramics are my principal source of information, I studied other ceramic types as well.

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