The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology (Oxford Handbooks) by Deborah L. Nichols & Christopher A. Pool

Author:Deborah L. Nichols & Christopher A. Pool [Nichols, Deborah L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 35

CURRENT VIEWS ON POWER, ECONOMICS, AND SUBSISTENCE IN ANCIENT WESTERN MEXICO

CHRISTOPHER S. BEEKMAN

FAR western Mexico has occupied an ambiguous position within Mesoamerican research, as the region both displays continuity with Mesoamerican culture and provides informative differences. The region is loosely defined by that segment of the highland Neovolcanic Belt, which lies between the Lerma and Balsas rivers and the adjoining Pacific coastal plain. This corresponds generally to the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima, and western Michoacán (Figure 35.1). The area has been an integral part of the societal networks that criss-cross Mesoamerica, and I aim to demonstrate this through four major transitions over the Pre-Columbian period.

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