essay
The ruins of Coba
cobá, a classic maya metropolis • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 65-87
By: Folan, William J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Folan describes and interprets some of the major buildings (mostly temples) that are found in the core area of Cobá. In doing so he also discusses some of the dieties important to the people of Cobá. Some of the stelae associated with these buildings are also discussed. Folan covers how the SACBEOB were constructed and some of the structures associated with them. Some of these structures are refered to as 'customs check points.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Public structures
- Religious and educational structures
- Miscellaneous structures
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Highways and bridges
- Visual arts
- Sacred objects and places
- Prayers and sacrifices
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Classic Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- Sarah Berry ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Classic Period
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cobá; Quintana Roo, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- William J. Folan
- For bibliographical information see document number 35: Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82008895
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities