ARCH 100 Chapter 13: Chapter 13 Readings

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 100
• Professor: Ernest Bumann

Document Summary

Toothache glyph: indicates that the data that follows is the date when a ruler took to the throne. Upended frog glyph: indicating the date that follows is a birthdates. Mesoamerica is not a geographically defined region, but rather a region whose indigenous inhabitants share a number of culture traits, including a complex calendar, an emphases on bloodletting, and a ball game played on a special court. Exclusionary political strategy underlying hierarchical states (blanton) Corporate political strategy in which power is shared across different sectors. Olmec sites are located along the gulf coast of. Constructed a series of major ceremonial centres in towns with populations numbering in the thousands. Developed a highly sophisticated artistic tradition that included monumental sculptures of human heads carved out of volcanic rock: headgear: possibly related to competition in a ball game. Hollow clay sculptures of infants with what appears to be adult heads are often found.