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An update on Teotihuacan by Cowgill, George L.

“…At Antiquity's invitation the author offers this account of recent research and current objectives at the famous ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan…”
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STATE AND SOCIETY AT TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO by Cowgill, George L

“…Between 100 BCE and 200 CE, the city of Teotihuacan grew rapidly, most of the Basin of Mexico population was relocated in the city, immense civic-religious…”
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Some Things I Hope You Will Find Useful Even if Statistics Isn't Your Thing by Cowgill, George L

“…I emphasize some common misuses of statistics that everyone, whether you do statistics or just read what others write, should be on the lookout for. I next…”
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POSSIBLE MIGRATIONS AND SHIFTING IDENTITIES IN THE CENTRAL MEXICAN EPICLASSIC by Cowgill, George L

“…Abstract After a century or so of slow decline, major civic-ceremonial structures in the city of Teotihuacan were burned and desecrated, probably around a.d …”
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Origins and Development of Urbanism: Archaeological Perspectives by Cowgill, George L.

“…I survey recent literature about early cities in the regional traditions of Southwest Asia, Egypt, South Asia, China, Mesoamerica, Andean South America,…”
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THE TEOTIHUACAN MAPPING PROJECT: EXPERIENCES WITH DATA FILES, BIG QUESTIONS, AND SOME RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR TEOTIHUACAN by Cowgill, George L.

“…This paper summarizes some accomplishments of the Teotihuacan Mapping Project, with particular attention to issues of accuracy and validity. I then describe…”
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Service Access in Premodern Cities: An Exploratory Comparison of Spatial Equity by Stanley, Benjamin W., Dennehy, Timothy J., Smith, Michael E., Stark, Barbara L., York, Abigail M., Cowgill, George L., Novic, Juliana, Ek, Jerald

“…Spatial equity studies measuring urban service access have been conducted in variety of modern settings, but this research has not been extended to premodern…”
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CERRO PORTEZUELO: STATES AND HINTERLANDS IN THE PRE-HISPANIC BASIN OF MEXICO by Nichols, Deborah L., Neff, Hector, Cowgill, George L.

“…George Brainerd directed excavations at Cerro Portezuelo in the mid-1950s to understand the Classic to Postclassic transition and the questions he asked are…”
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Ethnic and Class Clustering through the Ages: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Urban Neighbourhood Social Patterns by York, Abigail M., Smith, Michael E., Stanley, Benjamin W., Stark, Barbara L., Novic, Juliana, Harlan, Sharon L., Cowgill, George L., Boone, Christopher G.

“…This paper presents initial findings from longer-term transdisciplinary research concerning the social dynamics of urban neighbourhoods. It examines the…”
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HOW I GOT TO WHERE I AM NOW: One thing after another, a (mostly) linear narrative by Cowgill, George L.

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HOW I GOT TO WHERE I AM NOW by Cowgill, George L.

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Methodological Issues in the Provenance Investigation of Early Formative Mesoamerican Ceramics by Neff, Hector, Blomster, Jeffrey, Glascock, Michael D., Bishop, Ronald L., Blackman, M. James, Coe, Michael D., Cowgill, George L., Diehl, Richard A., Houston, Stephen, Joyce, Arthur A., Lipo, Carl P., Stark, Barbara L., Winter, Marcus

“…A recent study of Early Formative Mesoamerican pottery by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) yielded surprising results that prompted two…”
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Comments on Kaufman and Justeson: “The History of the Word for Cacao in Ancient Mesoamerica” by Fowler, William R., McCafferty, Geoffrey G.

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Smokescreens in the Provenance Investigation of Early Formative Mesoamerican Ceramics by Neff, Hector, Blomster, Jeffrey, Glascock, Michael D., Bishop, Ronald L., Blackman, M. James, Coe, Michael D., Cowgill, George L., Cyphers, Ann, Diehl, Richard A., Houston, Stephen, Joyce, Arthur A., Lipo, Carl P., Winter, Marcus

“…We are glad that Sharer et al. (this issue) have dropped their original claim that the INAA data demonstrate multidirectional movement of Early Formative…”
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We Need Better Chronologies: Progress in Getting them by Cowgill, George L.

“…Archaeologists have long celebrated their unique ability to deal with the long term. But we are increasingly recognizing that we can and must also understand…”
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Distinguished Lecture in Archeology: Beyond Criticizing New Archeology by Cowgill, George L.

“…This article was presented as the Distinguished Lecture in Archeology at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December 4, 1992,…”
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The Debated Role of Migration in the Fall of Ancient Teotihuacan in Central Mexico by GEORGE L. COWGILL

“…Especially for the benefit of students of recent migrations, I begin with an overview of the potential of archaeology and bioarchaeology for the study of…”
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POSSIBLE MIGRATIONS AND SHIFTING IDENTITIES IN THE CENTRAL MEXICAN EPICLASSIC : RECENT RESEARCH AT CERRO PORTEZUELO by COWGILL, George L

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Why Pearson's r is Not a Good Similarity Coefficient for Comparing Collections by Cowgill, George L.

“…Pearson's coefficient of linear correlation, r, sometimes is used to express the similarity between two archaeological collections when each collection is…”
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Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Northwestern Valley of Mexico: The Zumpango Region . Jeffrey R. Parsons by Cowgill, George L.

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