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Excavations of Aztec Urban Houses at Yautepec, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Michael E. Smith ,
Cynthia Heath-Smith  and
Lisa Montiel
Michael E. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222.
Cynthia Heath-Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222.
Lisa Montiel
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222.
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Abstract

Our recent excavations at the site of Yautepec in the Mexican state of Morelos have uncovered a large set of residential structures from an Aztec city. We excavated seven houses with associated middens, as well as several middens without architecture. In this paper, we briefly review the excavations, describe each house, and summarize the nature of construction materials and methods employed. We compare the Yautepec houses with other known Aztec houses and make some preliminary inferences on the relationship between house size and wealth at the site.

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En nuestras excavaciones recientes en el sitio de Yautepec en el estado mexicano de Morelos, encontramos un grupo grande de casas habitacionales en una ciudad azteca. Excavamos siete casas con sus basureros, tanto como otros basureros sin arquitectura. En este artículo revisamos las excavaciones, decribimos cada casa y discutimos los patrones de materiales y métodos de construcción. Hacemos comparaciones entre las casas de Yautepec y otras casas aztecas, y presentamos algunas conclusiones preliminares sobre la relación entre el tamaño de las casas y la riqueza.

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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 1999 , pp. 133 - 150
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1999

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