General Description The Basin or Valley of Mexico is a highlands plateau in central Mexico roughly corresponding to modern-day Mexico City. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Epiclassic or Late Classic period (c. 650-899 CE). In this period, Teotihuacan had diminished in size and lost its hold over the region; at the same time, none of the major centres at the time matched it: the populations of Cantona, Xochicalco, and Cacaxtla likely did not surpass 25-30,000. [1] Worship of the feathered snake became widespread throughout Mesoamerica, as indicated by the broad distribution of artistic representations of this deity or culture hero, and there was a renewed emphasis on human sacrifice in both ritual practice and artistic expression. [2]
[1]: (Carballo 2019: pers. comm. to E. Cioni and G. Nazzaro)
[2]: (Evans 2012: 123-124) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/AN5IUQ7X.
| Year Range | Epiclassic Basin of Mexico (mx_basin_of_mexico_8) was in: |
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| Specialized Government Building | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Merit Promotion | Present | Confident Uncertain | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Merit Promotion | Absent | Confident Uncertain | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Full Time Bureaucrat | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Examination System | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Written Record | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Script | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Phonetic Alphabetic Writing | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Nonwritten Record | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Mnemonic Device | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Scientific Literature | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Sacred Text | Present | Confident Uncertain | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Sacred Text | Absent | Confident Uncertain | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Religious Literature | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Practical Literature | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Philosophy | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Lists Tables and Classification | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| History | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Fiction | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Calendar | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| War Club | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Spear | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Polearm | Absent | Inferred | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Dagger | Present | Confident | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Battle Axe | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Broad | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement in This Life | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Certain | Absent | Confident Disputed | 650 CE 899 CE | ||||||||
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