PATRÓN POBLACIONAL PREHISPÁNICO EN MEDIAS AGUAS, VERACRUZ

Medias Aguas se localiza dentro del Istmo de Tehuantepec, entre el océano Pacífico y el Golfo de México, este se inserta en el municipio de Sayula de Alemán, Veracruz, también se localiza entre dos sitios arqueológicos importantes: San Lorenzo y Las Limas, una parte fundamental de esta investigación tuvo como objetivo principal la interpretación de los mecanismos que intervinieron en el surgimiento, evolución y/o desintegración de la complejidad sociopolítica que caracterizaron a las ocupaciones humanas en la región, basándose metodológicamente en el estudio del Patrón de asentamiento regional empleandolas técnicas de campo diseñadas para un reconocimiento sistemático e intensivo de superficie, el cual integra un área de estudio de 200 km² en donde se registraron 124 sitios arqueológicos. PREHISPANIC POPULATION PATTERN IN MEDIAS AGUAS, VERACRUZ ABSTRACTMedias Aguas is located within the Istmo of Tehuantepec, between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, it is inserted in the township from Sayula of Alemán, Veracruz, it is also located between two important archaeological sites: San Lorenzo and The Limas, a part the main objective of this research was to interpret the mechanisms that intervened in the emergence, evolution and / or disintegration of the sociopolitical complexity that characterized human occupations in the region, based methodologically on the study of the regional settlement pattern using the Field techniques designed for a systematic and intensive surface survey, which integrates a 200 km² study area where 124 archaeological sites were recorded. Keywords: Estuaries, settlement pattern, Mask of half waters

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The Nootka incident. Treaty between His Catholic Majesty and His Majesty, the King of England, settling various points arising over fishing and shipping rights, and trade, in the Pacific Ocean and the South Seas. San Lorenzo el Real, 28th October 1790

Spain under the Bourbons, 1700–1833 ◽

10.1007/978-1-349-00798-1_68 ◽

1968 ◽

pp. 171-172

Author(s):

W. N. Hargreaves-Mawdsley

Keyword(s):

Pacific Ocean ◽

The South ◽

San Lorenzo ◽

The Pacific ◽

The Pacific Ocean

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An Analysis of the Alignment of Archaeological Sites

Journal of Scientific Exploration ◽

10.31275/20201617 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 13-35

Author(s):

Mark J. Carlotto

Keyword(s):

Google Earth ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Unexpected Finding ◽

The Pacific ◽

Geographical Regions ◽

Measurement Tools ◽

The World ◽

The Pacific Ocean ◽

Geographic Regions ◽

Magnetic North

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of sites of archaeological importance throughout the world. In this study the alignments of over twohundred ancient sites were measured and analyzed. Sites are organized into eight geographic regions: South America, Mesoamerica, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Ocean. Google Earth imagery and measurement tools were used to estimate the alignment of linear and rectilinear structures at these sites with respect to true (geographic) north. In considering standard celestial and geographic reasons for the alignments, many were found to be oriented to the cardinal directions, in the directions of solstices and other solar events, to lunar standstills, and certain stars. A number of sites in China and Thailand were likely aligned to magnetic north at the time of construction using a compass. Some sites appear to have been aligned to “sacred directions” that include Islamic qibla and Quechua ceques. Site alignment statistics reveal similarities and differences between geographical regions in terms of how sites within regions are aligned. Perhaps the most unexpected finding is that the alignment of about half of the sites could not be explained in terms of any of the reasons considered.

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