Cultural Continuity in Mesoamerica

Frontmatter --
PART ONE: Early Man in Mesoamerica and the Agricultural Basis --
Introduction --
Summary of Archaeological Evidence from the Valsequillo Region, Puebla, Mexico / IRWIN-WILLIAMS, CYNTHIA --
The Origin of Zea mays / BEADLE, GEORGE W. --
PART TWO: Exchange Networks --
Introduction --
Obsidian Exchange Networks: Inferences and Speculations on the Development of Social Organization in Formative Mesoamerica / WHEELER ?IRES-FERREIRA, JANE --
Shell Exchange Networks in Formative Mesoamerica / WHEELER PIRES-FERREIRA, JANE --
Mössbauer Spectral Analysis of Olmec Iron Ore Mirrors: New Evidence of Formative Period Exchange Networks in Mesoamerica / WHEELER PIRES-FERREIRA, JANE / EVANS, BILLY JOE --
The Significance of the \"Epiclassic\" Period in Mesoamerican Prehistory / WEBB, MALCOLM C. --
Ports of Trade in Mesoamerica: A Reappraisal / BERDAN, FRANCIS FREI --
PART THREE: Ethnographic Contributions to Prehistory --
Introduction --
The Ancient Maya in Light of Their Ethnographic Present / GIFFORD, JAMES C. --
Ideas Concerning Maya Concepts of the Future / GIFFORD, JAMES C. --
Ethnographic Realities of Mayan Prehistory / HOWRY, JEFFREY C. --
Mesoamericans as Cultural Brokers in Northern New Spain / HOBGOOD, JOHN / RILEY, CARROLL L. --
PART FOUR: Painting, Hieroglyphs, Ceramics, and Mythology --
Introduction --
Toward the Reconstruction of the Olmec Mythological System / KINZHALOV, R. V. --
Maya and Teotihuacán Traits in Classic Maya Vase Painting of the Petén / QUIRARTE, JACINTO --
The Aztec System of Writing: Problems of Research / GALARZA, JOAQUÍN --
The Deciphering of Glyphs Representing Mexica Governmental Titles / OLEA, HORACIO CORONA --
The Aztec Day Names / LANDAR, HERBERT --
The Relationship Between Painting and Scripts / ELLIOTT, JORGE --
Petroglyphs of the Antilles / BULLEN, RIPLEY P. --
Contribution to the Study of Cultural Sequences in the Central Area of Costa Rica / AGUILAR, CARLOS H. --
Biographical Notes --
Index of Names --
Index of Subjects