An Unexplored Realm in the Heartland of the Southern Gulf ... - Famsi

Table of Contents
List of Tables viii
List of Figures ix
Abstract xv
Preface xvii
Chapter 1. Archaeology, Social Theory, and the Southern Gulf Olmec 1
Introduction 1
Background 9
Opening Investigations into the Olmec Paradigm 14
The Gulf Coast Olmec in Anthropological Social Theory 19
Generalized Development of Social Complexity 21
Subsistence Systems and Complex Society 24
Cross-Cultural Comparisons 27
Migration and Diffusion 28
Concluding Remarks 30
Chapter 2. The Formative Period in the Southern Gulf Lowlands 32
Introduction 32
Models of Political and Economic Organization 34
Central Place Model 36
Capital Zone Model 37
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