Foreign Neighborhoods at Teotihuacan James Doyle
Urbanism at Teotihuacan City planning/building alignment Monumental construction Evidence of long distance trade/cultural interaction Foreign presence in the form of “barrios”
Case studies Oaxaca Barrio (Tlailotlacan) Merchants’ Barrio Tetitla Apartment Compound
Neighborhoods Social and physical features related to the use of space Related to maintenance of cultural identity over time Constructed in alignment with monumental structures but distinct from local style
Oaxaca Barrio Identified based on survey collection of Oaxaca-style ceramics Similar burial style Ceremonial objects, writing Rejection versus acceptance of state ideology
Merchants’ Barrio Circular residential structures Ties with the Gulf Coast region Activity centered on the procurement of exotic goods
Tetitla Elaborate murals painted with distinct elements of Maya iconography Glyphic phrases in Mayan language Ceramic and jade from Maya area
Implications Contemporaneous cultures creating and maintaining specific identities within an urban space Relationship of foreign enclave to the homeland Integration of “barrios” into urban landscapes