Book
Preclassic Maya burials at Cuello, Belize
B.A.R. • Oxford, England • Published In 1989 • Pages: xii, 412
By: Robin, Cynthia.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an excavation report on 142 burials uncovered at the Cuello site in northern Belize. All tomb excavations were part of a large-scale area excavation (a roughly 90 X 70 meter square area) of the western half of Platform 34. Most of the burials (124) date from the Preclassic Period and 103, or 82 percent, from the Late Preclassic Cocos Phase (300 BC- 250 AD). In general, Robin notes a fairly even distribution of grave goods. In many cases, ceramic bowls were used to cover specific parts of the body. Robins documents the change in the platform's function from a domestic patio to public plaza between the Middle and Late Preclassic. Two Late Preclassic mass graves including 12 and 32 individuals reveal mutilations and decapitations, which Robin interprets as ceremonial sanctification of a hereditary ruling lineage.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Processing of basic materials
- Structures
- Utensils
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mourning
- Archaeological inventories
- 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
- Book
- 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
- 1975-1987 (Cuello Project)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2900-1750 BP (1750-1400 BP)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cuello, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Cynthia Robin
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-412)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89175288
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities