essay
Preclassic Maya architecture at Cuello, Belize
B.A.R. • Oxford • Published In 1988 • Pages: x, 148
By: Gerhardt, Juliette Cartwright.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
According to Gerhardt the '…importance of the Cuello site lies in its continuous sequence of Preclassic or Formative occupation represented in Platform 34, which dates back into the Early Preclassic. Ten of the thirty-seven structures exposed in the Main Trench excavated through Platform 34 date to the Early Preclassic Period. This comprises the largest sample of Early Preclassic structures uncovered at any site in the Maya area' (p. 1). Chapter I of this study provides the reader with an overview of the Cuello site, followed in Chapter II with a detailed analysis of the excavation data by Construction Phases I-XIV from the earliest to the latest stages of the Preclassic Period. 'Chapter III is a synthesis of the architectural events occurring in, and later on, Platform 34. The focus is on the evolution of construction trends through the Preclassic Period, and attempts to arrive at functional interpretations for each structure. The final chapter, IV, summarizes the structures by type, i.e. house platforms, ancillary platforms, ceremonial structures, and unknown; and draws inferences about the possible ideological transformation reflected in the growth of Platform 34 throughout the Preclassic Period' (p. 1).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Maps
- Masonry
- Structures
- Miscellaneous structures
- Grounds
- Building interiors and arrangement
- Heating and lighting equipment
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1980, 1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000 BP-1750 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cuello site, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Juliette Cartwright Gerhardt
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89144093
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities