Zapotec Monuments and Political History

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Note about the spelling of Colonial Valley Zapotec (CVZ) words
Part I. Background
	Chapter 1. Before Writing
	Chapter 2. The Origins of Writing
	Chapter 3. The Calendars of Mesoamerica
	Chapter 4. Selecting Auspicious Names for Children
	Chapter 5. Looking at Zapotec Languages
Part II. The Emergence of Zapotec Writing
	Chapter 6. The Emergence of Zapotec Writing
	Chapter 7. Reuse and Recycling of Carved Stones
Part III. The Spread of Writing after the Formation of the Monte Albán State
	Chapter 8. State Formation and Territorial Expansion
	Chapter 9. Relations between Monte Albán and Teotihuacán
	Chapter 10. How Noble Families Changed the Political Landscape during Period IIIb–IV
Part IV. Funerary Rituals and Family Shrines
	Chapter 11. The Tomb as a Context for Decipherment
	Chapter 12. Monuments of the Etla Region
	Chapter 13. Monte Albán Monuments from AD 600 to 900
	Chapter 14. Monuments from the Valle Grande (Zaachila-Zimatlán)
	Chapter 15. Monuments of the Tlacolula Region
	Chapter 16. Monuments without Provenience
Part V. Declining Use of Hieroglyphic Writing
	Chapter 17. Monte Albán Ceases to be the Capital
Part VI. Shifting Strategies in the Use of Zapotec Writing
	Chapter 18. The Evolution of Zapotec Writing and Political History
Resumen en español
Bibliography
Index