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MesoAmerica
Mesoamerican Archaeology
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Archaeology
Undergraduate 3
02/20/2008

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pochteca
Definition
long distance trader
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Valsequillo
Definition
Paleoindian Site, south of Puebla (east-central Mexico) Date: ~20 kya
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Tlapacoya
Definition
Paleoindian Site, southeast of Mexico City, ~24-21.7 kya (speculative); Discovery "Tepexpan woman"
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Tequixquiac
Definition
Paleoindian Site, Central Mexico (north of Mex. city), discovery: carved sacrum (animal)
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Santa Isabel Iztapan
Definition
Paleoindian Site, near Mex. City, mammoth remains and early projectile points
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Archaic Period
Definition
8000-1600 BC
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Tamaulipus Cave
Definition
MacNeish, NE MEX, long record (Archaic Period) cultigens, basketry, processed carcasses
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Santa Marta Cave
Definition
MacNeish, Chiapas
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