essay
Writing in central Mexico
Archaelogy of northern Mesoamerica,part one • 10 • Published In 1971 • Pages: 322-332
By: Dibble, Charles E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source explains the Aztec systems of pictographic and ideographic writing, and the transformation of these into phonetic and, ultimately, syllabic systems in the context both of cultural change and contact with the Spanish.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Writing
- Numeration
- Ordering of time
- Revelation and divination
- Visual arts
- Ethnobotany
- Grammar
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- M. A. Marcus ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1481-1551
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tlaxcala, Puebla, and eastern State of Mexico, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles E. Dibble
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64010316
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs