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BEFORE TEOTIHUACAN—ALTICA, EXCHANGE, INTERACTIONS, AND THE ORIGINS OF COMPLEX SOCIETY IN THE NORTHEAST BASIN OF MEXICO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2019

Deborah L. Nichols  and
Wesley D. Stoner
Deborah L. Nichols*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, 403 Silsby Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Wesley D. Stoner
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Old Main 330, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
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E-mail correspondence to: [email protected]
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Abstract

For several decades, little research has been directed towards understanding the beginnings of complex society in the Teotihuacan Valley. Recent archaeological investigations at the Early–Middle Formative site of Altica provide a fresh perspective on dating the initial establishment of agricultural villages, early social and economic differentiation, and the development of intra-and interregional exchange networks to test comparative models of political economy.

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Special Section: Before Teotihuacan—Altica, Exchange, Interactions, and the Origins of Complex Society in the Northeast Basin of Mexico
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , Summer 2019 , pp. 369 - 382
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