Early Formative Pottery Production, Mobility, and Exchange on the Pacific Coast of Southern Mexico

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-350

  Gomez, Josue ^a   Kennett, Douglas J ^b   Neff, Hector ^c   Glascock, Michael D ^d   Voorhies, Barbara ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ceramic analysis; Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA); Mesoamerica; Soconusco; watercraft

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; CRAFT PRODUCTION; DATA SET; EXCHANGE RATE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MOBILITY; MOVEMENT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CHIAPAS; MESOAMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; SOCONUSCO;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITA;

EID: 84859358630     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564894.2011.580833     Document Type: Article

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