Archaeological Research at Aztec-Period Rural Sites in Morelos, Mexico

Volume 1: Excavations and Architecture

Author Michael E. Smith

Translated by Ana Maria Boza-Arlotti

This book describes life in the provinces of the Aztec empire as revealed through excavations of elite and nonelite residential zones at Capilco and Cuexcomate. Special attention is paid to the reconstruction of demographic patterns, settlement hierarchy, social stratification, and domestic and public ritual.

Complete text in English and Spanish.

Bio

Michael E. Smith, a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU, is an archaeologist with two research themes: the Aztecs, Teotihuacan and other societies in ancient central Mexico; and comparative urbanism. He has directed fieldwork projects at numerous sites in the provinces of the Aztec empire in central Mexico.

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Date published
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh
ISBN
978-1877812064
Genres
Archaeology and anthropology
College or unit
School of Human Evolution and Social Change, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

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