essay
Terminal events in the southeastern lowlands: a view from Quirigua
lowland maya postclassic • Austin • Published In 1985 • Pages: 245-253
By: Sharer, Robert J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The southeast Maya lowlands were an important zone of economic and political interaction between the Maya and peoples of the northwest periphery of Central America (p. 245). Although Quirigua is generally considered as a Terminal Classic site, it is considered here from the standpoint of its transitional role from the Classic to Postclassic periods. Much of the archaeological data in this article relate to cultural change at Quirigua and its major role as a trading center during the period specified by the author (e.g., 1200 B.P.-1100 B.P.).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Structures
- External trade
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1200 BP-1100 BP (800 A.D.-900 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert J. Sharer
- For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84013168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities