El uso del cinabrio para la producción de mercurio es un caso interesante de la tecnología prehispánica que no ha sido aún estudiado. Este artículo presenta un estudio comparativo entre los datos etnográficos en relación a la producción de mercurio…

En su libro Cuerpo humano e ideología (1980/1996), López Austin identificó tres principales tipos de alma en la cosmovisión mexica. Entre ellas, el tonalli es la que arrojó mayor cantidad de datos. Sin embargo, de entonces a la fecha, se…

This article derives in part from a project dealing with the modes of lacustrine subsistence in prehispanic times. It presents the archaeological data obtained from excavations conducted at the site of Tepozoc-La Campana, located in the town of Santa Cruz…

En este estudio se pretende llevar a cabo un análisis del material de molienda que corresponde a la región de Los Altos Orientales de Chiapas. El objeto es elaborar un método clasificatorio que permita realizar comparaciones, tomando en cuenta cuatro…

In this work, the authors give a general description of the coastand the coastal plain of Tabasco-Campeche of the possible linguistics developed in the area during prehispanic times, as well as of the history of the occupations therein. Based on…

The cochineal cultivation had a great economic importance andits study has been basic for the knowledge of the Colonial Society. In this article historical documents are transcribed and commented; their value derives from the historical data themselves, as well as…

This article is the result of a seminar held by J.J. Parsons, in 1989, at the Institute of anthropological Research of the Nacional University of Mexico. The paper makes reference to an archaeological diagnose of the Basin of Mexico from…

Many of the works dedicated to Zapotec as well as typology suggest that this language possesses a dominant or neutral VSO (verb-subject-object) order. However not all are in agreement, especially because. of particular syntactic behavior and probably for dialectical reasons.…

In this article two processes of the rise of the early state are compared, that of Egypt and that of Mesopotamia, using data concerning subsistence, social and political organization, and religion. The article deals with tracing of the crucial differential…

This article derives in part from a project dealing with the modes of lacustrine subsistence in prehispanic times. It presents the archaeological data obtained from excavations conducted at the site of Tepozoc-La Campana, located in the town of Santa Cruz…