essay
The Preclassic origin of lowland Maya states
new theories on the ancient maya • 3 • Published In 1992 • Pages: 131-136
By: Sharer, Robert J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief review of recent archaeological investigations of Preclassic Lowland Mayan sites that points to an indigenous origin of the Mayan state in the Late Preclassic period. Sharer discusses the sites of Nakbe and El Mirador in northern Guatemala. Nakbe is the first Middle Preclassic lowland Mayan site with monumental construction. It is connected by a causeway to EL Mirador, which is the largest known Late Preclassic site.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Miscellaneous structures
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Preclassic Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Maya Area
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1982
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000-1850 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nakbe and El Mirador, Peten, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert J. Sharer
- Papers presented at the annual Maya Weekend sponsored by the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania, in 1987
- Includes bibliographical references (p.135-136)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92008116
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities