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Chiefs on the coast: developing chiefdoms in the Tiquisate region in ethnographic perspective

formation of complex society in southeastern mesoamerica • Boca Raton • Published In 1991 • Pages: 101-119

By: Whitley, David S., Beaudry, Marilyn P..

Abstract

This study examines the Formative period of the Tiquisate region of coastal Guatemala and compares it to an alternative ethnohistoric model for a hunting-gathering-fishing-based chiefdom, the Chumash of south-coastal California. Whitley and Beaudry look at the Chumash enthnohistory and related Lulapin archeology, and compare it to the archeology of the Late/Terminal Formative sites in the Tiquisate archeological zone, including the site of Sin Cabezas. According to the authors, the most compelling evidence for a ranked chiefdom at the latter site is the level of technological sophistication, specifically the carving of alabaster stone ornaments.

HRAF PubDate

2001

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Maya Area

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 2000

Field Date

not specified

Coverage Date

2250-1850 BP

Coverage Place

Tiquisate archeological zone, Department of Escuintla, Guatemala

Notes

David S. Whitley and Marilyn P. Beaudry

Revised papers from the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago, Nov. 1987, and additional material

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-119)

LCCN

91010478

LCSH

Mayas--Antiquities