Beginnings of Village Life in Eastern Mesoamerica
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Latin American Antiquity
- Vol. 12 (1) , 5-23
- https://doi.org/10.2307/971754
Abstract
Excavations in northern Honduras have produced evidence of initial village life that is among the earliest cases documented in Mesoamerica. Settlement beginning prior to 1600 B. C., the production of sophisticated pottery by 1600 B. C., and integration in economic exchange networks extending into Guatemala and Mexico by 1100-900 B. C. (calendar ages), are all consistent with patterns recorded in the Gulf Coast, Central Highlands, and Pacific Coast of Mexico. Supported by a suite of 11 radiocarbon dates, these findings overturn traditional models that viewed Honduras as an underdeveloped periphery receiving delayed influences from Mexican centers.Keywords
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