TY - BOOK N2 - "Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the history of the rich and complex societies that arose and flourished in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Along with comparing patterns in the settlement, art, and architecture, and writing that developed in these regions, Joyce also uses contemporary social theory to challenge previous approaches and address many key problems in the archaeology of the Americas such as the rise and fall of civilizations and the role of religion and ideology in political control."--BOOK JACKET. AB - "Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the history of the rich and complex societies that arose and flourished in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Along with comparing patterns in the settlement, art, and architecture, and writing that developed in these regions, Joyce also uses contemporary social theory to challenge previous approaches and address many key problems in the archaeology of the Americas such as the rise and fall of civilizations and the role of religion and ideology in political control."--BOOK JACKET. T1 - Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos :ancient peoples of southern Mexico / DA - 2010. CY - Malden, Mass. : AU - Joyce, Arthur A. CN - F1219.8.M59 CN - F1219.8.M59 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, PP - Malden, Mass. : PY - 2010. ID - 342642 KW - Mixtec Indians KW - Zapotec Indians KW - Chatino Indians SN - 9780631209782 (pbk. : alk. paper) SN - 0631209786 (pbk. : alk. paper) SN - 9780631209775 (alk. paper) SN - 0631209778 (alk. paper) TI - Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos :ancient peoples of southern Mexico / ER -