MATERIAL EXPRESSIONS OF WEALTH AND SOCIAL CLASS AT AZTEC-PERIOD SITES IN MORELOS, MEXICO
MATERIAL EXPRESSIONS OF WEALTH AND SOCIAL CLASS AT AZTEC-PERIOD SITES IN MORELOS, MEXICO
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墨西哥莫雷洛斯阿兹特克时期遗址的财富和社会阶层的物质表现
作者：
J. Olson;Michael E. Smith
摘要我们分析了住宅建筑和国内文物的财富，声望和社会阶层的表达在三个阿兹特克时期的定居点在莫雷洛斯，墨西哥：Capilco，Cuexcomate和Yautepec。以建筑面积和建筑量表示的房屋面积显示出强烈的双峰分布，我们将其解释为精英住宅和平民住宅的标志。我们用两个人为的家庭财富指数来检验这种解释。一个是旨在最大限度地提高精英，平民的区别，在每一个设置，但不直接比较的情况。另一个是一个更简单的通用财富指数，可以在不同地点和不同时间进行比较。我们还考虑了房屋大小和文物库存的平民阶层的变化。虽然存在一定程度的差异，但与精英和平民之间的差异相比，差异的程度很小。
Abstract We analyze residential architecture and domestic artifacts as expressions of wealth, prestige, and social class at three Aztec-period settlements in Morelos, Mexico: Capilco, Cuexcomate, and Yautepec. House size, as expressed in both floor area and construction volume, shows a strongly bimodal distribution that we interpret as marking elite and commoner residences. We test this interpretation with two artifactual indices of household wealth. One is designed to maximize the elite-commoner distinction in each setting, but is not directly comparable among contexts. The other is a simpler generic wealth index that can be compared among sites and across time. We also consider variability within the commoner class in house size and artifact inventories. While some degree of variation is present, the extent of variation is minor in comparison to the level of elite-commoner differences.