@article{6616c1477f6c46b5ae0685cbdee9ed72,
title = "Archaeology and the Aztec empire",
abstract = "This article provides two explanations for the relative lack of archaeological evidence for the existence of the Aztec empire. First, the nature of Aztec imperial strategies and organization did not lead to extensive patterned material remains in provincial areas. Second, archaeologists have been slow to address issues of Aztec expansion with problem‐oriented fieldwork projects. We describe new ethnohistoric and archaeological research on the Aztec empire outside of the Basin of Mexico and show how both kinds of information are needed to provide an adequate account of Aztec imperialism and its effects in Postclassic Mesoamerica.",
author = "Smith, {Michael E.} and Berdan, {Frances F.}",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank the Director and Trustees of Dumbarton Oaks for sponsoring the 1986 Summer Seminar, 'Empire, Province, and Village in Aztec History'. Our collaborators in the seminar and in the book currently under preparation are Richard Blanton, Elizabeth Boone, Mary Hodge, and Emily Umberger, all of whom have made major contributions to our thinking about the Aztec empire, as discussed in this article. Smith's fieldwork at Cuexcomate and Capilco was funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Loyola University. This work was carried out with the permission of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia. John Doershuk helped with much of the statistical analysis, some of which is presented here, and Cynthia Heath-Smith provided helpful comments on earlier drafts of this article. The Audio-Visual Department of California State University - San Bernardino aided in the production of PI. 1.",
year = "1992",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1080/00438243.1992.9980185",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "23",
pages = "353--367",
journal = "World Archaeology",
issn = "0043-8243",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "3",
}