Cerro Danush: Excavations at a Hilltop Community in the Eastern Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword, by Kent V. Flannery and Joyce Marcus
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
	Epiclassic Mesoamerica
	The Transition from Classic to Postclassic in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Classic to Postclassic Growth, Decline, and Abandonment: A Reassessment
	Collapse, Resilience, and Reorganization in Complex Societies
	Summary of Research Design
	Abandonment Patterns
	Summary of Field Methods
2. The Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl Region
	Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl: The Archaeological Site
	The Rise and Decline of Monte Albán
	The Late Classic/Terminal Classic Transition
	The Terminal Classic in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Postclassic Reorganization in the Valley of Oaxaca
3. Household Archaeology in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Project Research Scheme
	The Evolution of the House Complex in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Household Production, Specialization, and Political Economy in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Household Ritual in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Late/Terminal Classic Patterns of Site Abandonment in the Valley of Oaxaca
	Summary and Concluding Remarks
4. Mapping and Surface Collection on Cerro Danush
	Mapping Cerro Danush
	Terraces and Terrace Groups on Cerro Danush
	Surface Collection Procedures
	Artifact Analysis and Laboratory Procedures
	Concluding Remarks
5. Density Distribution Analyses of Surface Artifacts
	General Description of the Data Set
	Quantitative Assessment of the Ceramic Data Set
	Quantitative Assessment of the Chipped Stone Data Set
	Surface Distribution Patterns
	Principal Components and Correspondence Analyses
	Conclusions
6. The Excavation of Terraces S19 and S20
	A Description of the Excavation Area
	Establishing the Excavation Grid
	General Excavation Procedures
	Stratigraphy and Depositional History of the Terraces
	Horizontal Excavation of Terrace S19
	Description of Structures from the Most Recent Occupational Surface
	Stratigraphic Excavations on Terrace S19
	Description of Archaeological Features Associated with the Most Recent Occupation
	Earlier Occupational Structures and Features
	Radiocarbon Analyses
	The Occupational History of Terrace S19
	Conclusions
7. Spatial Distributions of Artifacts and Implied Behavioral Patterns in an Early Postclassic Residence
	Laboratory Procedures
	Qualitative Assessment of the Artifact Assemblage
	Domestic Offerings from the West Patio Complex, Terrace S19
	Quantitative Assessment of the Artifact Assemblage
	Characterizing Domestic Life in the Residential Compound, Terrace S19
	Conclusion
8. Breakdown and Reorganization at Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl
	Terminal Classic Abandonment Patterns on Cerro Danush
	Late Classic to Early Postclassic Community Ritual at Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl
	Late Classic to Early Postclassic Domestic Ritual
	Late Classic to Early Postclassic Household Production
	Classic Decline and Postclassic Reorganization in the Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl Region
	Resistance to Authority
Appendix A: Ceramic Chronology for the Valley of Oaxaca
Appendix B: Artifact Categories
References Cited
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