Tlaxcallan: The archaeology of an ancient republic in the new world

Antiquity

Volumn 85, Issue 327, 2011, Pages 172-186

  Fargher, Lane F ^a   Blanton, Richard E ^b   Espinoza Heredia, Verenice Y ^c   Millhauser, John ^d   Xiuhtecutli, Nezahualcoyotl ^e   Overholtzer, Lisa ^d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c El Colegio de Michoacan AC   (Mexico)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Late Postclassic (AD 1250 1519); Mesoamerica; Republic; Tlaxcallan; Urbanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951929985     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X0006751X     Document Type: Article

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