CARVED MONUMENTS AND CALENDRICAL NAMES Journal Article uri icon

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abstract

  • This paper describes 15 stone monuments documented until the ; 1995 field season at Río Viejo, the largest settlement ; in the alluvial plains of the Río Verde drainage in Coastal ; Oaxaca from 100 B.C. to A.D. 1100. The monuments, all seemingly ; dating to the Classic period (A.D. 600–900), include mainly ; carved stelae that most often depict elaborately dressed human ; figures accompanied by their calendrical names. The large size of ; these monuments and the political primacy of Río Viejo ; strongly suggest that the named individuals were local rulers. We ; posit that additional flattened sculptures and slabs riddled with ; small circular depressions were foci of sacred activities aimed at ; petitioning favors from supernatural forces. The analysis of the ; inscriptions is framed in terms of graphic similarities with highland ; scribal traditions in the central valleys of Oaxaca, the Mixteca Baja, ; and the Mexican Highlands.

publication date

  • July 1, 2001

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  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • November 3, 2013 8:38 AM

Full Author List

  • Urcid J; Joyce AA

author count

  • 2

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0956-5361

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1469-1787

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 199

end page

  • 216

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 2