The Mesoamerican World System, 200–1200 CE

Jimenez, Peter F.

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“…The GE entity portrayed in rock art, ceramics, and effigies of the Jornada and Mimbres regions is interpreted as a manifestation of Tlaloc based on shared attributes such as Goggle-eyes and cloud or storm-related imagery (Schaafsma 1992(Schaafsma , 1999(Schaafsma , 2015. Considering the dating of GE imagery reported here, if the entity is to be linked to a deity of Mesoamerican origin, the Classic period Teotihuacan Tlaloc or Storm God (Anderson and Helmke 2013; Pasztory 1988;Turner 2020) or an Epiclassic period expression from western Mexico (Jimenez 2020) is a more appropriate candidate than the Tlaloc of the Late Postclassic Mexica. The specific iconographic attributes that may or may not constitute Tlaloc are debatable, which, as Turner (2020:211) notes, "reflects shifting attitudes toward the notion of cultural continuity in Mesoamerica and the depth of similarity between Classic and Late Postclassic rain gods.…”

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Chihuahuan Desert Shrine Caves: Refining Chronologies of Religious Iconography and Social Histories for the Jornada and Mimbres Mogollon Regions of the North American Southwest

Miller,

Creel,

Geib

2023

Am. Antiq.

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This article presents radiocarbon dates on 29 perishable objects deposited in shrine caves in the Jornada and Mimbres Mogollon regions of far west Texas and southern New Mexico. The dated objects include tablita fragments, effigies, prayer sticks, hafted projectile point foreshafts, and flat curved sticks. Analysis of the dates reveals three significant trends: a particular set of Indigenous ritual practices involving shrine caves in the North American Southwest was of extraordinary temporal depth and continuity; the meanings and material culture associated with shrine caves changed through time; and a signature iconographic expression of Jornada and Mimbres origin cosmologies, the Goggle-eye or “Tlaloc” entity, is older than previously understood. The dating of shrine caves and iconographic motifs provides new insights on early eras of religious expression in the southern Southwest, clarifying both the nature and time depth of foundational cosmologies and providing a deep time perspective for interpretations of how such cosmologies and their material and iconographic expressions changed through time.

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Section: The Time Depth Of the Ge Entity And Its Cosmovisionmentioning

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Chihuahuan Desert Shrine Caves: Refining Chronologies of Religious Iconography and Social Histories for the Jornada and Mimbres Mogollon Regions of the North American Southwest

Miller,

Creel,

Geib

2023

Am. Antiq.

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“…Desde el punto de vista arqueológico, el Cerro del Teúl constituye uno de los principales centros ceremoniales prehispánicos del sur de Zacatecas y norte de Jalisco (Solar et al, 2018), dentro de la región conocida como Noroccidente de México (Figura 1b). Las investigaciones arqueológicas extensivas en este sitio, a lo largo de los últimos catorce años, han demostrado una ocupación prolongada desde los inicios de nuestra era hasta el momento de la conquista española (Solar et al, 2018;Jiménez, 2020). A partir del material cultural recuperado en el sitio, se sabe que en los primeros siglos de nuestra era, los habitantes del Cerro del Teúl participaron de la tradición de tumbas de tiro, lo que denota similitudes con regiones al sur y occidente, por ejemplo, con las sociedades del cañón de Bolaños y los valles de Tequila y Atemajac, en Jalisco (Solar, 2010).…”

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“…A partir del material cultural recuperado en el sitio, se sabe que en los primeros siglos de nuestra era, los habitantes del Cerro del Teúl participaron de la tradición de tumbas de tiro, lo que denota similitudes con regiones al sur y occidente, por ejemplo, con las sociedades del cañón de Bolaños y los valles de Tequila y Atemajac, en Jalisco (Solar, 2010). Posteriormente, el sitio participó en redes de interacción de alcance geográfico más amplio, vinculándose con los grupos de la Cuenca de Sayula, Jalisco, del valle de Malpaso y la región de Chalchihuites, Zacatecas (Jiménez y Darling 2000;Solar y Padilla 2013;Jiménez, 2020). Hacia finales del primer milenio, ante la desestabilización sociopolítica de estas regiones, el Cerro del Teúl reforzó sus lazos hacia el occidente y sur, a partir de lo cual tuvo contactos con las planicies costeras del Pacífico, la sierra y valles nayaritas (especialmente con los sitios de Amapa e Ixtlán del Río) y las cuencas lacustres de Jalisco, mediante su participación en la red de interacción conocida como Aztatlán (Solar et al, 2019;Jiménez, 2020).…”

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“…Posteriormente, el sitio participó en redes de interacción de alcance geográfico más amplio, vinculándose con los grupos de la Cuenca de Sayula, Jalisco, del valle de Malpaso y la región de Chalchihuites, Zacatecas (Jiménez y Darling 2000;Solar y Padilla 2013;Jiménez, 2020). Hacia finales del primer milenio, ante la desestabilización sociopolítica de estas regiones, el Cerro del Teúl reforzó sus lazos hacia el occidente y sur, a partir de lo cual tuvo contactos con las planicies costeras del Pacífico, la sierra y valles nayaritas (especialmente con los sitios de Amapa e Ixtlán del Río) y las cuencas lacustres de Jalisco, mediante su participación en la red de interacción conocida como Aztatlán (Solar et al, 2019;Jiménez, 2020).…”

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Impactos de la actividad volcánica en época prehispánica: Estudios edáficos en los sitios arqueológicos de Cerro del Teúl y El Pitayo, Tres Mezquites en el occidente de México

García Zeferino,

Solleiro Rebolledo,

Cabadas Báez

et al. 2024

Geofis Int

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Volcanic activity in ancient Mesoamerica was decisive for many populations since it influenced daily life and the way of understanding the world. Eruptive events can provoke the total or partial abandonment of the sites, changes in the social organization, and, inclusively, changes in the pedogenesis with alteration of the natural resources. The impact of volcanic activity can be detected easily. However, it can also be “hidden” among the soil and archaeological materials; consequently, its identification and analysis are essential to understanding archaeological stratigraphy. To document the above, this work presents the results obtained at two sites in western Mexico: Cerro del Teúl in Zacatecas (ca. 100-1531 d.C.) and El Pitayo in Michoacán (200- 600 d.C.). In the case of Cerro de Teúl, the construction fills were analyzed in two stratigraphic profiles: the Patio Hundido (PH21) and the Main Plaza (P2M80). In El Pitayo, construction fills and soil horizons were analyzed in two profiles located in a trench with an E-W orientation (East Trench and South Trench). The main objective was to identify the impact of volcanic activity on the archaeological stratigraphy and the transformations of volcanic materials as a consequence of natural and anthropogenic processes, using colorimetric, granulometric, and micromorphological analyses. In addition, the chemical composition (by X-ray fluorescence) and the petrography of the volcanic ash found in the sites were determined and compared with that from surrounding volcanoes. According to the results, the ash observed in Cerro Teúl originated from the Jala eruption of the Ceboruco volcano, dated 990-1020 AD. This eruption did not produce the site abandonment, as the site was rapidly re-occupied, and the ash was left between the construction fills. In the case of El Pitayo, according to archaeological evidence (the ages of the abandoned artifacts and the absence of volcanic glass on the lower floors of the construction), it is probable that the landslide was emitted during the first half of the 6th century and the site contin- ued developing after the event. The geochemical and mineralogical composition of the volcanic materials found in the excavations has an intermediate-acid affinity, which contrasts with the monogenetic volcanism in the area; however, as the material is reworked, it is probable that the original mineralogical composition has been modified by transport and erosional processes, or diluted by the mixture with more acid sources, as evidenced by the domain of volcanic glass with heterogeneous textures and morphologies. Until now, there is a possible source of emission of the volcanic material associated with that found in the “black earth” at the site of El Pitayo, which is the El infiernillo volcanic event, located south of Michoacán and which has a date of 1500- 1370 BC (Mahgoub et al., 2017). However, the “black earth” that covered the site is after this dating, so chronologically it would not correspond to an eruption that occurred during the occupation of the site, but it allows us to associate it as a product of a landslide from Cerro El Arco, since that the geochemical characterization of the volcanic glass shows a very close affinity to this El Infiernillo event.

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“…A likely change from internal (e.g., agricultural and craft production) to external funding (e.g., prestige goods and interregional exchange) is supported by the evidence currently available. Jiménez (2018) argues that the presence of Teotihuacan exotics-like Thin Orange ceramics and green obsidian-in West Mexico mark the spatial extent of prestige goods networks (2018, p. 82). The smaller amounts of public goods also point to a turn toward external sources of revenue and the disintegration of institutions that could potentially foster cooperation (e.g., intermediate sociospatial units, plazas, public ritual spaces).…”

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The Collapse of a Collective Society: Teuchitlán in the Tequila Region of Jalisco, Mexico

Espinoza

2022

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Cross-cultural research on ancient societies demonstrates that collective social formations tend to experience a more sudden collapse with relatively catastrophic effects compared to formations low in collectivity. The demise of collective formations often involves more pronounced social unrest and a more complete disintegration of the agrarian and sociopolitical systems. This article further probes this general finding using the case of Teuchitlán, in the Tequila region of Jalisco, Mexico, which lasted for ~700 years, from 350 B.C.E. to about 450/500 C.E., when it suddenly disappeared. It was characterized by power-sharing among multiple groups whose leaders employed varied political strategies. Structurally, Teuchitlán aligns with some of the precepts of collective action and good government, as it was inwardly focused and placed great emphasis on the joint production of the polity's resources, especially agriculture, as well as the equitable distribution of benefits, such as community feasting and ritual, and some form of political participation or voice (e.g., power-sharing). Scholars working in the area have invoked various environmental factors, demographic movements, natural disasters, the collapse of central places, and a breakdown in trade connections, among others, as causes of Teuchitlán's disintegration—and the answer may indeed lie in a combination of these phenomena. This article explores the major shifts in the institutions that comprised Teuchitlán, thereby presenting an alternative view of its nature and disappearance. Settlement patterns, architectural differences, ceramic decoration and vessel forms, and lithic technology from the period following Teuchitlán's collapse suggest major changes in ideology, economy, and politics. The placement of large centers along trade routes, coupled with increased control of interregional exchange, indicates a shift toward direct, discretionary control of polity revenues by political leaders with little benefit for the populace. As part of these changes, the human landscape became more ruralized. Teuchitlán is comparable to other well-known cases in the world where more collective forms of political organization met a similar fate, such as Chaco Canyon (Southwest USA), Jenne-jeno (Mali), and the Indus Civilization.

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The Mesoamerican World System, 200–1200 CE

Cited by 8 publications

References 115 publications

Chihuahuan Desert Shrine Caves: Refining Chronologies of Religious Iconography and Social Histories for the Jornada and Mimbres Mogollon Regions of the North American Southwest

Chihuahuan Desert Shrine Caves: Refining Chronologies of Religious Iconography and Social Histories for the Jornada and Mimbres Mogollon Regions of the North American Southwest

Impactos de la actividad volcánica en época prehispánica: Estudios edáficos en los sitios arqueológicos de Cerro del Teúl y El Pitayo, Tres Mezquites en el occidente de México

The Collapse of a Collective Society: Teuchitlán in the Tequila Region of Jalisco, Mexico

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