ABSTRACT

This article discusses the urban landscape of Angamuco, located in the Purépecha (Tarascan) imperial heartland in western Mexico. Angamuco was occupied between the Late Preclassic through Late Postclassic periods (250–1530 a.d.) and included an occupation with monumental architecture and artifacts that can be linked to the Purépecha Empire. This paper provides an occupation model for Angamuco using radiocarbon determinations and artifact associations. Excavation and survey data show: 1) urbanization at Angamuco should be viewed as a diachronic process that must be contextualized with contemporaneous sociopolitical and environmental changes and 2) imperial integration at Angamuco is most visible in the incorporation of imperial material packages, including distinctive architecture and symbols, that were used in public ritual activities.

摘要

本文讨论了位于墨西哥西部 Purépecha（塔拉斯坎）帝国中心地带的 Angamuco 的城市景观。Angamuco通过后期Postclassic时期晚Preclassic之间占据（250-1530广告) 并包括一个具有纪念性建筑和文物的职业，可以与 Purépecha 帝国联系起来。本文使用放射性碳测定和人工制品关联为 Angamuco 提供了一个占领模型。挖掘和调查数据显示：1) Angamuco 的城市化应该被视为一个历时过程，必须与同时代的社会政治和环境变化相结合，2) Angamuco 的帝国整合在结合帝国材料包中最为明显，包括独特的建筑和用于公共仪式活动的符号。