1) Paleo-Indian,
1 – this site near puebla was found in a relict stream bed and has early evidence for
bifaces, projectile points, retouch flakes, and may be preclovis - VALSEQUILLO
2 – This cave was excavated by UMich – CUEVA BLANCA
3- this site may have had evidence for early artwork, wherein an extinct camelid pelvis
that was later modified to look like a animal mask was found – TEQUIXQUIAC
4 – At this site, two mammoths were found butcherd with at least one associated stone
point and a prismatic blade – Santa Isable Istapan
10 – what landforms are most likely to have paleo-indian remains – PLEISTOCENE
TERRACES
2) Archaic,
1 – this scholar borrowed Steward’s study of Shoshone to discuss the desert pattern of
cave and rock shelter use in the winter, and microband coalescence in the spring/summer MacNEISH
2 – this site has very early evidence of preagricutlural sedentism, Tlapacoya peninsula,
Basin of Mexico - ZOHAPILCO
3- located on the coast near acapulco, this site has an early shell midden, and a possible
house floor – PUERTO MARQUEZ
4 – a rare early site in the open, possibly a square ground or dance area, - GEOH SHIH
5 – small cave site near mitla, evidence for a work area and a eating area – GUILA
NAQUITZ
10 –this site located in Tabasco on the gulf has the earliest evidence for Maize pollen –
SAN ANDRES
3) Formative,
1 – site built over a salt dome, large hematite mirrors, symbolic volcano mound – La
VENTA
2 – name some typical OLMEC motifs – FLAMED EYEBROW, CLEFT HEAD, STEP
MOTIF, FOUR DOTS AND BAR, PAW WITH CLAWS AND WING, ST ANDREWS CROSS
3-this site may potentially have x complex material predating the related Olmec materials
on the gulf coast – SAN JOSE MOGOTE
4 –this site in the basin of mexico has cylinder seals, pretty lady figurines, pottery with x
complex material designs - TLATILCO
5 – This complex in western mexico is the only known location in Mesoamerica from
which stirrup spout bottles were found - CAPACHA
10 - this site has El Rey, a carved individual sitting in acave, terraces, Table Top altar
with diamond motifs symbolizing eyes - CHALCATZINGO
4) Classic,
1 – thin orange ware is typical of this site - TEO
2 –this architecture is typical of TEO – TALUD TABLERO
3- this architure is found in western meso and is composed of circular pyramids and
rectangular platforms- GUACHIMONTES
4 – there is continuity between San jose mogote and Monte Alban based on similarities
between imagistic tropes seen at both sites ; they are known as - DANZANTES
5 – this site in Jalisco has two chambers, 77 funerary vessels, shell beads, figurines,
masks, etc - HUITZILAPA
10 – this site was destroyed by a volcano and may have contributed to the rise of TEO CUICUILCO
5) Epiclassic,
1 – this site is in the puebla basin, has battle mural of peeps in international style
showing disemboweled victims, spearthrowers - CACAXTLA
2 – located in morales, edge of Toluca basin, hilltop, fortified, rapid abandonment, dishes
in sink, talud tablero arch, ballcourt - XOCHICALCO
3-Temple of niches – EL TAJIN
4 – this site may have more ballcourts than el tajin and is located near Puebla- CANTONA
5 – this pottery type is typical of basin of mex in the epiclassic - COYATOTELCO
10 – this temple has humans painted blue and one has a scorpions tale, surrounded by
stars – STAR CHAMBER, CACAXTLA
6) Postclassic
1 – examples of this particular statuary exist here in new Orleans, could have been
columns, they were maybe built over pyramid B - ATLANTEANS
2 – for these people, their capital was built on a lake, and they had cities with circular and
rectangular pyramid complexes known as yacata - TARASCAN
3- This city has an adobe pyramid, possibly one of the largest w/ a large base and
paintings of people drinking pulque - CHOLULA
4 – the flayed one - XIPE
5 – this site was named by Matos and is bisected by a river of the same name – TULA
6 – name the three cities of the triple alliance – Tlacopan, Texcoco, Teno?
10 – obsidian at Tula was primarily from this source - UCAREO