Definition: The archaeological site of Santa Luisa is a multicomponent site located east of El Tajin in the state of Vera Cruz, discovered by S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson of the Institute for Cultural Ecology of the Tropics in the 1970s. This early Archaic site was one of the first pre-ceramic sites found in the lowland Maya region.
S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson. 1972. Ethnogenesis of the Huastecs and Totonacs : early cultures of North-Central Veracruz at Santa Luisa, Mexico. PhD dissertation, Tulane University.
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S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson. 1972. Ethnogenesis of the Huastecs and Totonacs : early cultures of North-Central Veracruz at Santa Luisa, Mexico. PhD dissertation, Tulane University.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
