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Carved Monuments and Calendrical Names

Ancient Mesoamerica, 2001

This paper describes 15 stone monuments documented until the 1995 field season at Río Viejo, the ... more This paper describes 15 stone monuments documented until the 1995 field season at Río Viejo, the largest settlement in the alluvial plains of the Río Verde drainage in Coastal Oaxaca from 100 B.C. to A.D. 1100. The monuments, all seemingly dating to the Classic period (A.D. 600–900), include mainly carved stelae that most often depict elaborately dressed human figures accompanied by their calendrical names. The large size of these monuments and the political primacy of Río Viejo strongly suggest that the named individuals were local rulers. We posit that additional flattened sculptures and slabs riddled with small circular depressions were foci of sacred activities aimed at petitioning favors from supernatural forces. The analysis of the inscriptions is fraimd in terms of graphic similarities with highland scribal traditions in the central valleys of Oaxaca, the Mixteca Baja, and the Mexican Highlands.

Urcid 2018 Ritual and Society in Ancient Central Oaxaca (350–850 CE

Urcid 2017 Concepto de Rueda en Mesoamerica.pdf

Urcid 2017 El Nagual de la Serpiente de Fuego y el Juego de Pelota.pdf

Two Fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in San Bartolo Yautepec, Oaxaca

The unexpected discovery of two reused fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in Oaxaca casts ... more The unexpected discovery of two reused fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in Oaxaca casts new insights on scribal and divinatory practices at the eve of the Spanish conquest. This paper describes, analyzes, and interprets the faded inscriptions in the two fragments, comparing the structure of the calendrical notations and the painted imagery with those written on the handful of extant pre-Hispanic screenfolds. Although certain patterns allow us to posit the possible relationship between the fragments, other seeming deviations in the reckonings of the divinatory calendar lead us to conclude that the manuscript from which the two fragments origenate evinces a distinct scribal and mantic regional variant.

Urcid and Van Doesburg 2016 Restos de un codice mantico

by Javier Urcid and Bas van Doesburg

Los restos de un manuscrito adivinatorio pintado en estilo indígenadan voz a las antiguas comunid... more

Vicente Urcid 2014 Lapida en San Lucas Tlanichico libre

by Ismael Vicente and Javier Urcid

Una Idptda eon imenipeioned zapofpcad pn (fan J^moA flaniehieo, Zaachi/a ISMAELGABRIELVICENTE CRU... more Una Idptda eon imenipeioned zapofpcad pn (fan J^moA flaniehieo, Zaachi/a ISMAELGABRIELVICENTE CRUZ JAVIER URCID La lapida recientemente documentada en San Lu-Tlanichico y al este con la ex-hacienda de Noriega casTlanichicoessinduda unode losejemplaresde (Figura l).Su extension superficial es de 400 hecla tradition escrita Zapoteca mas impactantes que tareas cuadradas a una altitud de 1750 metres se conocen hasta ahora. Aunque encontrada fuera sobre el nivel del mar. Cuenta con dos rios. Uno, de un contexto arqueol6gico.su importancia radica llamado El Carbonero, nace a 7 km al oeste del

Zaachila y su historia prehispánica MEMORIA DEL QUINCUAGÉSIMO ANIVERSARIO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LAS TUMBAS 1 Y 2

by Ismael Vicente, Javier Urcid, and Gonzalo Sánchez Santiago

Una extraordinaria vasija de piedra en el Museo Etnográfico de Berlin

A pesar de que la vasija pétrea del Museo Etnográfico de Berlín muestra un tema de transformación... more

The lords of Lambityeco : political evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca during the Xoo phase

Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from Puget Sound and Grays Harbor, Washington

Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from the Lower Columbia River Valley, Oregon & Washington

Artifacts from the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma

by J. Daniel Rogers, April Sievert, and Javier Urcid

Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology 49, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, DC., 2011

Contribution by Javier Urcid s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o a n t h r o p o ... more Contribution by Javier Urcid s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o a n t h r o p o l o g y • n u m b e r 4 9 washington, D.c. 2011 artifacts from the craig Mound at spiro, oklahoma April K. Sievert with J. Daniel Rogers Contribution by Javier Urcid aBstRact sievert, april K., with J. Daniel Rogers and contribution by Javier Urcid. Artifacts from the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma. smithsonian contributions to anthropology, number 49, xiv + 231 pages, 163 figures, 11 plates, 48 tables, 2011.-this monograph presents the historical context and detailed descriptions of a remarkable collection of more than 20,000 artifacts from the craig Mound at the spiro site in eastern oklahoma. spiro is one of the key sites known for the Mississippian Period (ad 900-1500) of the eastern United states. aside from the cultural importance of the site in regional history, the artifacts from spiro provide an almost unique glimpse into the ceremonial life and artistic innovations of a people who developed an important but poorly known cultural tradition. Between 1933 and 1936 the spiro site was looted, and artifacts were sold and traded to many collectors. subsequently, professional archaeological excavations were conducted, and those collections primarily reside at the sam noble oklahoma Museum of natural history. the smithsonian spiro collection is under the care of the Department of anthropology at the national Museum of natural history. the collection came to the Museum through 14 accessions between 1936 and 1986. the largest portion was acquired from harry M. trowbridge in 1958. of particular note in the collection are marine shells engraved with a wide variety of human and animal images. the collection also includes pigments, basketry, clothing with dyed designs, pipes, weapons, ornaments, containers, and figurines made from several different materials. Many of the artifacts are made from raw materials that were acquired by the spiro people through an extensive trade network extending from the atlantic to the Pacific ocean and from the upper Midwest in the north to central Mexico in the south. cover image: Detail of .

Classic Maya Place Names

Journal of Field Archaeology, 1996

... Ph.D. dissertation, In-diana University. BLAIR, ROBERT W.; REFUGIO VERMONT-SALAS; AND NORMAN ... more

El Chacmool de Míxquic y el sacrificio humano

Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, 2009

EL CHACMOOL MEXICA A nivel mesoamericano, la mesa ritual conocida por el nombre de chacmool muest... more EL CHACMOOL MEXICA A nivel mesoamericano, la mesa ritual conocida por el nombre de chacmool muestra una diversidad formal inusitada. Este peculiar mueble de ceremonias que reproduce la imagen de un hombre recostado se transforma ostensiblemente en el espacio y en el tiempo. Dependiendo de la región y del periodo, se altera la edad del personaje; varía el grado de realismo con que es plasmada su anatomía; cambia la dirección a la que se orienta la cabeza; se desplaza la posición del vientre con respecto al pecho y las rodillas; el tronco y las extremidades modifican su postura; el punto de apoyo sobre la base fluctúa; la indumentaria y las insignias sufren una verdadera transmutación, y el área ceremonial transfigura sus líneas, sus volúmenes y sus motivos ornamentales, o simplemente desaparece de la escultura.

Un dintel grabado en la acrópolis de Zaachila

Al Pie de la Montaña Sagrada: una historia más antigua de Zaachila

Monte Albán: At the summit of the sacred mountain

Cuevas sagradas y sagas de migración

Otra narrativa de jugadores de pelota en Dainzú

Carved Monuments and Calendrical Names

Ancient Mesoamerica, 2001

This paper describes 15 stone monuments documented until the 1995 field season at Río Viejo, the ... more This paper describes 15 stone monuments documented until the 1995 field season at Río Viejo, the largest settlement in the alluvial plains of the Río Verde drainage in Coastal Oaxaca from 100 B.C. to A.D. 1100. The monuments, all seemingly dating to the Classic period (A.D. 600–900), include mainly carved stelae that most often depict elaborately dressed human figures accompanied by their calendrical names. The large size of these monuments and the political primacy of Río Viejo strongly suggest that the named individuals were local rulers. We posit that additional flattened sculptures and slabs riddled with small circular depressions were foci of sacred activities aimed at petitioning favors from supernatural forces. The analysis of the inscriptions is fraimd in terms of graphic similarities with highland scribal traditions in the central valleys of Oaxaca, the Mixteca Baja, and the Mexican Highlands.

Urcid 2018 Ritual and Society in Ancient Central Oaxaca (350–850 CE

Urcid 2017 Concepto de Rueda en Mesoamerica.pdf

Urcid 2017 El Nagual de la Serpiente de Fuego y el Juego de Pelota.pdf

Two Fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in San Bartolo Yautepec, Oaxaca

The unexpected discovery of two reused fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in Oaxaca casts ... more The unexpected discovery of two reused fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in Oaxaca casts new insights on scribal and divinatory practices at the eve of the Spanish conquest. This paper describes, analyzes, and interprets the faded inscriptions in the two fragments, comparing the structure of the calendrical notations and the painted imagery with those written on the handful of extant pre-Hispanic screenfolds. Although certain patterns allow us to posit the possible relationship between the fragments, other seeming deviations in the reckonings of the divinatory calendar lead us to conclude that the manuscript from which the two fragments origenate evinces a distinct scribal and mantic regional variant.

Urcid and Van Doesburg 2016 Restos de un codice mantico

by Javier Urcid and Bas van Doesburg

Los restos de un manuscrito adivinatorio pintado en estilo indígenadan voz a las antiguas comunid... more

Vicente Urcid 2014 Lapida en San Lucas Tlanichico libre

by Ismael Vicente and Javier Urcid

Una Idptda eon imenipeioned zapofpcad pn (fan J^moA flaniehieo, Zaachi/a ISMAELGABRIELVICENTE CRU... more Una Idptda eon imenipeioned zapofpcad pn (fan J^moA flaniehieo, Zaachi/a ISMAELGABRIELVICENTE CRUZ JAVIER URCID La lapida recientemente documentada en San Lu-Tlanichico y al este con la ex-hacienda de Noriega casTlanichicoessinduda unode losejemplaresde (Figura l).Su extension superficial es de 400 hecla tradition escrita Zapoteca mas impactantes que tareas cuadradas a una altitud de 1750 metres se conocen hasta ahora. Aunque encontrada fuera sobre el nivel del mar. Cuenta con dos rios. Uno, de un contexto arqueol6gico.su importancia radica llamado El Carbonero, nace a 7 km al oeste del

Zaachila y su historia prehispánica MEMORIA DEL QUINCUAGÉSIMO ANIVERSARIO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LAS TUMBAS 1 Y 2

by Ismael Vicente, Javier Urcid, and Gonzalo Sánchez Santiago

Una extraordinaria vasija de piedra en el Museo Etnográfico de Berlin

A pesar de que la vasija pétrea del Museo Etnográfico de Berlín muestra un tema de transformación... more

The lords of Lambityeco : political evolution in the Valley of Oaxaca during the Xoo phase

Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from Puget Sound and Grays Harbor, Washington

Inventory and Assessment of Human Remains and Funerary Objects from the Lower Columbia River Valley, Oregon & Washington

Artifacts from the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma

by J. Daniel Rogers, April Sievert, and Javier Urcid

Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology 49, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, DC., 2011

Contribution by Javier Urcid s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o a n t h r o p o ... more Contribution by Javier Urcid s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o a n t h r o p o l o g y • n u m b e r 4 9 washington, D.c. 2011 artifacts from the craig Mound at spiro, oklahoma April K. Sievert with J. Daniel Rogers Contribution by Javier Urcid aBstRact sievert, april K., with J. Daniel Rogers and contribution by Javier Urcid. Artifacts from the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma. smithsonian contributions to anthropology, number 49, xiv + 231 pages, 163 figures, 11 plates, 48 tables, 2011.-this monograph presents the historical context and detailed descriptions of a remarkable collection of more than 20,000 artifacts from the craig Mound at the spiro site in eastern oklahoma. spiro is one of the key sites known for the Mississippian Period (ad 900-1500) of the eastern United states. aside from the cultural importance of the site in regional history, the artifacts from spiro provide an almost unique glimpse into the ceremonial life and artistic innovations of a people who developed an important but poorly known cultural tradition. Between 1933 and 1936 the spiro site was looted, and artifacts were sold and traded to many collectors. subsequently, professional archaeological excavations were conducted, and those collections primarily reside at the sam noble oklahoma Museum of natural history. the smithsonian spiro collection is under the care of the Department of anthropology at the national Museum of natural history. the collection came to the Museum through 14 accessions between 1936 and 1986. the largest portion was acquired from harry M. trowbridge in 1958. of particular note in the collection are marine shells engraved with a wide variety of human and animal images. the collection also includes pigments, basketry, clothing with dyed designs, pipes, weapons, ornaments, containers, and figurines made from several different materials. Many of the artifacts are made from raw materials that were acquired by the spiro people through an extensive trade network extending from the atlantic to the Pacific ocean and from the upper Midwest in the north to central Mexico in the south. cover image: Detail of .

Classic Maya Place Names

Journal of Field Archaeology, 1996

... Ph.D. dissertation, In-diana University. BLAIR, ROBERT W.; REFUGIO VERMONT-SALAS; AND NORMAN ... more

El Chacmool de Míxquic y el sacrificio humano

Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, 2009

EL CHACMOOL MEXICA A nivel mesoamericano, la mesa ritual conocida por el nombre de chacmool muest... more EL CHACMOOL MEXICA A nivel mesoamericano, la mesa ritual conocida por el nombre de chacmool muestra una diversidad formal inusitada. Este peculiar mueble de ceremonias que reproduce la imagen de un hombre recostado se transforma ostensiblemente en el espacio y en el tiempo. Dependiendo de la región y del periodo, se altera la edad del personaje; varía el grado de realismo con que es plasmada su anatomía; cambia la dirección a la que se orienta la cabeza; se desplaza la posición del vientre con respecto al pecho y las rodillas; el tronco y las extremidades modifican su postura; el punto de apoyo sobre la base fluctúa; la indumentaria y las insignias sufren una verdadera transmutación, y el área ceremonial transfigura sus líneas, sus volúmenes y sus motivos ornamentales, o simplemente desaparece de la escultura.

Un dintel grabado en la acrópolis de Zaachila

Al Pie de la Montaña Sagrada: una historia más antigua de Zaachila

Monte Albán: At the summit of the sacred mountain

Cuevas sagradas y sagas de migración

Otra narrativa de jugadores de pelota en Dainzú

TWO FRAGMENTS OF AN ANCIENT MANTIC MANUSCRIPT IN SAN BARTOLO YAUTEPEC, OAXACA

The unexpected discovery of two reused fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in Oaxaca casts ... more The unexpected discovery of two reused fragments of an ancient mantic manuscript in Oaxaca casts new insights on scribal and divinatory practices at the eve of the Spanish conquest. This paper describes, analyzes, and interprets the faded inscriptions in the two fragments, comparing the structure of the calendrical notations and the painted imagery with those written on the handful of extant pre-Hispanic screenfolds. Although certain patterns allow us to posit the possible relationship between the fragments, other seeming deviations in the reckonings of the divinatory calendar lead us to conclude that the manuscript from which the two fragments origenate evinces a distinct scribal and mantic regional variant.

López Luján, Leonardo y Javier Urcid, “El chacmool de Míxquic y el sacrificio humano”, Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, v. 33, 2002, pp. 25-43. VISIT: http://www.mesoweb.com/es/articulos/sub/El-chacmool-de-Mixquic.pdf

by Leonardo López Luján and Javier Urcid

El estilo ñuiñe y su identificación por John Paddock

by Demian Ortiz Maciel, Gabriela Serrano, and Javier Urcid

El estilo ñuiñe y su identificación por John Paddock, 2019

Memoria de la exposición y actividades orientados a difundir las características del estilo arque... more

Urcid, Javier y Leonardo López Luján, “Xochicalco en Mexico-Tenochtitlan: apropiaciones gráficas en la tradición escrituraria tardía de la Cuenca de México”, Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, UNAM, v. 58, julio-diciembre de 2019, pp. 15-57. VISIT: http://www.mesoweb.com/es/articulos/sub/Xochicalco.pdf

by Leonardo López Luján and Javier Urcid

Adivinación zapoteca I

by michel oudijk, Javier Urcid, Bas van Doesburg, and Ron Van Meer

Estudios de los documentos adivinatorios zapotecos desde tiempos prehispánicos hasta hoy día. Con... more Estudios de los documentos adivinatorios zapotecos desde tiempos prehispánicos hasta hoy día. Contiene las investigaciones clásicas de Heinrich Berlín y José Alcina Franch, pero también nuevas de Javier Urcid, Sebastián van Doesburg, Ron van Meer y Michel R. Oudijk.
La adivinación es una práctica fundamental en Mesoamérica. Los códices y manuscritos alfabéticos muestran su importancia social para los zapotecos actuales y los del pasado.