Jeffrey R. Parsons
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Hundreds of black and white photographs taken by archaeologist Jeffrey R. Parsons during decades of fieldwork illustrate now-vanished landscapes and archaeological sites of Mexico and Peru.
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Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Upper Mantaro and Tarma Drainages, Junín, Peru: Volume 2, The Wanka Region
Jeffrey R. Parsons, Charles M. Hastings, Ramiro Matos M.
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This monograph is based on six months of systematic regional survey in the Wanka Region of Peru’s sierra central, carried out in two field seasons in 1975–1976 by the Junin Archaeological Research Project (JASP) under the co-direction of Jeffrey R. Parsons (University of Michigan) and Ramiro Matos Mendieta (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos).
Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Northwestern Valley of Mexico: The Zumpango Region
Jeffrey R. Parsons
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This monograph presents data from a systematic regional archaeological survey carried out over an area of ca. 600 square kilometers during May through December 1973 by the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology.
The Last Pescadores of Chimalhuacán, Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography
Jeffrey R. Parsons
AP 96
Based on his study of the nearly vanished aquatic economy of Chimalhuacán in the Valley of Mexico, Parsons describes the surviving vestiges of aquatic insect collection and fishing and considers their developmental and archaeological implications within a broad context of historical, ethnographic, biological, ecological, and archaeological information from Mexico, North and South America, the Near East, and Africa.
The Last Saltmakers of Nexquipayac, Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography
Jeffrey R. Parsons
AP 92
In the 1980s, a few traditional saltmakers were still manufacturing several kinds of salt in the eastern Valley of Mexico. This in-depth study of the methodology of this dying craft includes a comparative study of pre-industrial saltmaking around the world and considers the implications of this knowledge for future archaeological research.
Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Upper Mantaro and Tarma Drainages, Junín, Peru: The Tarama-Chinchaycocha Region
Jeffrey R. Parsons, Charles M. Hastings, Ramiro Matos M.
M 34
An archaeological study of ancient settlement patterns in Peru’s rugged and diverse central highlands.
Wari Imperialism in Middle Horizon Peru
Katharina J. Schreiber
AP 87
More than 600 years before the Inka empire ruled the Andean region of South American, during the period known as the Middle Horizon, there were two complex societies: the Tiwanaku and the Wari. In this volume, Katharina J. Schreiber explores the problem of the Middle Horizon through archaeological research in two specific areas: the Carhuarazo Valley and the Jincamocco site. Foreword by Jeffrey R. Parsons.
Maguey Utilization in Highland Central Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography
Jeffrey R. Parsons and Mary H. Parsons
AP 82
The maguey plant plays a central role in cultural adaptation and cultural change in highland Mesoamerica. This book is a comprehensive study of the plant and its use. Includes chapters on maguey cultivation and pulque production, maguey fiber processing and spinning, and the archaeological implications of the available ethnographic and historic information about maguey utilization.
Archaeological Settlement Pattern Data from the Chalco, Xochimilco, Ixtapalapa, Texcoco and Zumpango Regions, Mexico
Jeffrey R. Parsons, Keith W. Kintigh, and Susan A. Gregg
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This report is a descriptive tabulation of settlement pattern data collected by University of Michigan projects in the Valley of Mexico between 1967 and 1973. Data is presented in tabular form for hundreds of sites, including information on environmental zones, elevation, rainfall, soil depth, phases of occupation, and more.
Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Southern Valley of Mexico: The Chalco-Xochimilco Region
Jeffrey R. Parsons, Elizabeth Brumfiel, Mary H. Parsons, and David J. Wilson
M 14
Extensive description and analysis of the archaeological settlement data collected in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the Chalco-Xochimilco Region in the Valley of Mexico.
Miscellaneous Studies in Mexican Prehistory
Michael W. Spence, Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Mary Hrones Parsons
AP 45
In this volume, the authors present research on three important classes of artifacts from Mexico: Michael W. Spence and Jeffrey R. Parsons report on prehispanic obsidian exploitation in Central Mexico and Mary Hrones Parsons writes about Aztec figurines and spindle whorls from the Teotihuacán Valley.
Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Texcoco Region, Mexico
Jeffrey R. Parsons
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In this volume, archaeologist Jeffrey R. Parsons presents research based on an extensive 1967 survey of the Texcoco Region in the Valley of Mexico. The sites are organized by time period, from Middle Formative to Aztec. Parsons describes the sites in detail and compares them to those of the same time periods in the Teotihuacan Valley and the Valley of Mexico in general.