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DE MESOAMERICA
JAIME LITVAK KING
SUMMARY
The paper deals with models, as drawn up by sweral
authors, on the poblem of delining Mesoameica. The
schemes they propoaed are discussed and an alternate so-
lutioD is giveD. It defines the aea as a spacial sysenr of
oormal-exchaoge whose components can be traced by tbe
archeologically controlled finds of obiects in regions other
than the one where they were made. The definition is
extended to encompass all the rcgiorrs where products frm
other regions caq be said to be a normal find. This extension
defioes the exchange system and the rank of its elemeets.
Actual geographical boundaies would, in such a case vary
from phase to phase according to the distibution pattern so
defined. A tentative sequence is given, correlted with
accepted peiods in the sequence, atrd detemining elements
ae staM. A conpaxisoo with the definition of the andeaD
zone, defined as an area of ce.tradition is also made; tbe
Mesoamericar culture progsts is found to differ forn the
South Amefican in sveral resDects.
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