Title & Author:

Classic period cultural currents in southern and central Veracruz / edited by Philip J. Arnold III, Christopher A. Pool.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection ; [Cambridge, Mass.] : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.

Description:

xii, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Papers originally presented at a 2003 symposium entitled "Classic Veracruz: Cultural Currents in the Ancient Gulf Lowlands."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Charting classic Veracruz / Philip J. Arnold III and Christopher A. Pool -- Historical currents in classic Veracruz research / Philip J. Arnold III, Christopher A. Pool, and Richard A. Diehl -- The Epi-Olmec language and its neighbors / Terrence Kaufman and John Justeson -- Polity and economy in the western lower Papaloapan basin / Barbara L. Stark -- Architectural plans, factionalism, and the proto-classic-classic transition at Tres Zapotes / Christopher A. Pool -- The Epi-Olmec tradition at Cerro de las Mesas in the classic period / John Justeson and Terrence Kaufman -- Ball courts and politics in the lower Cotaxtla Valley : a model to understand classic central Veracruz? / Annick Daneels -- Continuity and change in late classic southern Veracruz art, hieroglyphs, and religion / Cherra Wyllie -- Social landscapes and political dynamics in the southern Gulf-Coast lowlands (AD 500 -- 1000) / Javier Urcid and Thomas W. Killion -- Classic currents in the west-central Tuxtlas / Philip J. Arnold III and Robert S. Santley -- Iconographic interaction between El Tajín and south-central Veracruz / Rex Koontz.

Summary:

"Classic Period Cultural Currents in Southern and Central Veracruz explores the diverse traditions and dynamic interactions along the Mexican Gulf lowlands at the height of their cultural florescence. Best known for their elaboration of macabre ballgame ritual and precocious inscriptions with long-count dates, these cultures served as a critical nexus between the civilizations of highland Mexico and the lowland Maya, influencing developments in both regions."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780884023500
0884023508

Subject:

Indians of Mexico Mexico Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave) Antiquities Congresses.
Indians of Mexico Mexico Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave) Social life and customs Congresses.
Antiquities
Indians of Mexico Antiquities
Indians of Mexico Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) Antiquities Congresses.
Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) Social life and customs Congresses.
Mexico Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
Staat Veracruz

Form/genre:

Congresses.
Conference papers (document genres)
Conference papers and proceedings

Added entries:

Arnold, Philip J.
Pool, Christopher A.
Dumbarton Oaks.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276030
Call No.: BIB 210570
Status: Available