Using measures of cost distance in the estimation of polity boundaries in the Postclassic Yautepec valley, Mexico

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 799-814

  Hare, Timothy S ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aztec; Boundary modeling; Cost distance; Early states; GIS; Political expansion; Postclassic

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BOUNDARY DELIMITATION; METHODOLOGY; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; POLITICAL HISTORY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MORELOS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1942520415     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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