Stone trees transplanted? : : Central Mexican stelae of the epiclassic and early postclassic and the question of Maya 'influence' / / Keith Jordan.

• Superior document: Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology ; v.2
• VerfasserIn: Jordan, Keith,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford, England : : Archaeopress,, [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) ;; illustrations, maps

Stelae dating to the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic from Tula, Xochicalco, and other sites in Central Mexico have been cited as evidence of Classic Maya `influence' on Central Mexican art during these periods. This book re-evaluates these claims via detailed comparative analysis of the Central Mexican stelae and their claimed Maya counterparts.

Table of Contents

Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Stela Stories -- So Why This Book? An Apology -- An Outline -- A Caveat: Definitions -- Chapter 2 Classic Maya Stelae: Current Perspectives on Origins, Function and Meaning -- Definitions -- Stelae Before the Classic Maya: Stone Roots -- Classic Stelae: Function and Meaning -- The End of the Maya Stela Tradition -- Chapter 3 Central Mexican Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic Periods -- Introduction -- Tula, the Toltec Capital -- The Tula Stelae -- A General Literature Review and Critique -- Description of Tula Stelae: General Considerations -- Problems of Context and Dating: Stelae or Architectural Sculpture? -- Teotihuacan Elements in the Tula Stelae -- Parallels to Other Toltec Sculpture -- The Xico Stone: A Toltec Monument From the Basin of Mexico -- The Stela of Tlalpizáhuac -- The El Cerrito Stela: A Toltec Monument in Querétaro -- The Mystery Stela of El Elefante, Hidalgo -- The Frida Kahlo Museum Stela -- Xochicalco, Epiclassic Metropolis -- The Stelae: General Considerations -- The Saenz Triad -- General Contextual and Descriptive Issues -- The Xochicalco Triad: The Controversy Over Meaning -- External Connections -- Nonfigurative Stelae at Xochicalco -- The 'Statues' of Miacatlan and Xochicalco: A Stela By Any Other Name -- Previous Literature -- Iconography: In Epiclassic/Early Postclassic Context -- Iconography: More Recent Contributions -- Context of the Xochicalco Stelae-General Comparisons -- A Looted and Vanished Xochicalco-Related Sculpture -- A Painting of a Stela at Cacaxtla? -- A Stela-Like Stone Sculpture From Cacaxtla -- Painted (?) Stelae at Cholula -- Two Matlatzinca Stelae: Teotenango and Nevado de Toluca.

Chapter 4 Central Mexican Artists Under The Influence? A Critical Review of The Literature On Maya-Mexican Interactions At The Classic - Postclassic Transition -- Introduction -- Historical Context (1): 'Influence' in Art History -- Historical Context (2): Ghosts of Colonialism? -- Explanatory Models: The Migration Maze -- The Putun as Deus Ex Machina -- Migration Model (Slight Return) -- The Business of Business -- Ideological and Systemic Explanations -- The Reality of Zuyua? -- Semantic Escape Clause: Coggins and the Toltec Redefined -- That New-Time Religion? -- The Worlds of World Systems Theory -- Elite Networks and the Transmission of Art as Ideology -- Chapter 5 Forgotten Forebears? Stelae in Central Mexico Before the Epiclassic -- Introduction -- In the Beginning: Phallus, Fire God, or World Tree? The Cuicuilco Stela -- The Site -- The Discovery -- Morelos Before the Maya: The Middle Formative Stela-Altar Complex at Chalcatzingo -- The Site -- The Stelae -- Full Frontal Deity? The Mysterious Stela of Tlalancaleca -- The Site -- The Stela -- The Xochitecatl Snake -- The Site -- The Stela -- Teotihuacan Stelae -- The Metropolitan Museum Stela -- All Things Great…and Small -- From Afar: The Oaxaca Barrio Stela -- Conclusion (or a Pause Along the Road) -- Chapter 6 Go West (and South)? Stelae of Oaxaca and Guerrero -- Introduction -- The Classic Zapotec Stelae of the Valley of Oaxaca -- Monte Albán -- The Tomb Stela of Suchilquitongo -- The Ñuiñe Stelae of the Mixteca Baja -- Forgotten Forests: The Stelae of the Oaxaca Coast -- Río Grande -- Cerro del Rey -- Chila -- La Humedad -- Nopala -- Río Viejo -- Archaeological Evidence for Oaxacan/Central Mexican Contacts -- A Zapotec Tomb in Tepeji del Río -- From Oaxaca to Tula -- The Stelae of Guerrero -- Early Stelae and the Olmec -- Point of Departure: The Acapulco Stela.

The Stela Pair of Tepecuacuilco: Teotihuacan Rain Deities Go West? -- More Tlalocs: the Stelae of Acatempa, San Miguel Totolapan, and Piedra Labrada -- The Burial Slabs of Placeres de Oro: Stones of the Nivened Dead -- The Tenexpa 'Bird-Man' -- Toltec Stelae in Guerrero? -- Guerrero Connections: The Archaeological Evidence -- Guerrero Sculpture and Ceramics at Xochicalco -- Guerrero: A Toltec Frontier? -- Chapter 7 Stone Trees Transplanted? A Comparison of Central Mexican Stelae with their Suggested Maya Counterparts at Piedras Negras, Dos Pilas, Aguateca, Ceibal, And Copan -- Introduction -- The Warrior Stelae of Piedras Negras vs. Tula Stelae 1-3 and 5, the Xochicalco Trio, and the 'Statues' of Xochicalco and Miacatlan -- The Site -- The Warrior Stelae: History and Context -- Comparisons: Formal Considerations -- Comparisons: Iconography -- Summary -- The Dos Pilas 2/16-Aguateca 2 Pair Compared to the Tula Stelae -- The Sites -- The Stelae -- Comparison -- General Comments -- Ceibal, La Amelia, and Tula -- The Site and Its Monuments in Historical Context -- Stela 5 and 7 and the Ballplayers of Tula -- Ceibal Stela 2 and the Tula Stelae -- Copan Stela 6 and Tula Stelae 1-3 and 5 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 In Place of a Conclusion, or More Questions -- Sites, Monuments, and External Connections, or the 'What' -- Stelae: What's in a Word? -- Models Revisited -- The Web of Networks vs. the Mechanics of 'Influence' -- The Stela-Tun at the Feast? -- Appendix 1 Catalog of Central Mexican Figural and Associated Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic -- Tula -- Xico -- Tlalpizáhuac -- El Cerrito -- El Elefante -- Museo Frida Kahlo Stela -- Xochicalco -- The Saenz Triad -- Cacaxtla -- Teotenango -- Nevado de Toluca -- Appendix 2 A (Very) Brief Summary of the Tula/Chichen Itza Debate/Acle -- Dramatis Personae -- References Cited -- Back cover.