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The Lords of Lambityeco

Political Evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca during the Xoo Phase

by Michael Lind and Javier Urcid

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"The story presented by the authors and the artifact collection remains a rich and by no means exhuasted mine of information. . . . The Lords of Lambityeco succeeds in conveying the richness and complexity of the Mesoamerican archaeological record and the possibilities for interpretations at a level of detail most educated laypersons would not think possible."
—Stephen A. Kowalewski, Colonial Latin American Historical Review

"The definitive volume of this Late Classic site. . . . an important contribution to Oaxaca archaeology and to understanding Monte Albán at its peak and during its demise."
—Verónica Pérez Rodríguez, American Anthropologist


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The Valley of Oaxaca was unified under the rule of Monte Albán until its collapse around AD 800. Using findings from John Paddock's long-term excavations at Lambityeco from 1961 to 1976, Michael Lind and Javier Urcid examine the political and social organization of the ancient community during the Xoo Phase (Late Classic period).

Focusing on change within this single archaeological period rather than between time periods, The Lords of Lambityeco traces the changing political relationships between Lambityeco and Monte Albán that led to the fall of the Zapotec state. Using detailed analysis of elite and common houses, tombs, and associated artifacts, the authors demonstrate increased political control by Monte Albán over Lambityeco prior to the abandonment of both settlements.

Lambityeco is the most thoroughly researched Classic period site in the valley after Monte Albán, but only a small number of summary articles have been published about this important locale. This, in combination with Lambityeco's status as a secondary center—one that allows for greater understanding of core and periphery dynamics in the Monte Albán state—makes The Lords of Lambityeco a welcome and significant contribution to the literature on ancient Mesoamerica.

 

Michael Lind was an anthropology professor at Santa Ana College in the 1970s and at the Universidad de las Américas in Mexico in the early 1980s. In 1984 he became a bilingual science teacher in the Santa Ana Unified School District, where he remained until his retirement in 2004. He is coauthor of The Lords of Lambityeco and author of Ancient Zapotec Religion.

Javier Urcid is an associate professor of anthropology and director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at Brandeis University.

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  • Hardcover Price: $78.00
  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-87081-951-3
  • Ebook Price: Open Access
  • EISBN: 978-1-60732-042-5
  • Publication Year: 2009
  • Pages: 448
  • Illustrations: 163
  • Discount Type: Short
  • Author: by Michael Lind and Javier Urcid
  • ECommerce Code: 978-0-87081-951-3
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