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Late Postclassic lowland Maya
Journal of world prehistory • 7 (1) • Published In 1993 • Pages: 35-69
By: Andrews, Anthony P..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is basically a summary and review of Late Postclassic lowland Maya archaeology dating from approximately 800 B.P. to 483 B.P. (1200 A.D.- 1517 A.D.).'The history of past research is outlined, and investigations on topics of major scholarly concern are discussed. The current data allow us to present an approximate reconstruction of the events and processes that characterize the period, although the information on many areas and topics is still fragmentary. Research in Maya archaeology has focused heavily on the more spectacular developments of earlier periods, creating the impression that the last few centuries of the prehispanic era were a time of disorganization and decline. New data and interpretations indicate that the Late Postclassic was a dynamic period in which the lowland Maya were moving in new directions, restructuring their society and worldview '(p. 35).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Architecture
- Settlement patterns
- External trade
- Visual arts
- Community structure
- Provinces
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Postclassic 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
- article
- 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
- 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
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 800 BP-483 BP (1200 A.D.-1517 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Anthony P. Andrews
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-69)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87655790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities