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Postclassic relationships between the highland and lowland Maya
lowland maya postclassic • Austin • Published In 1985 • Pages: 270-281
By: Brown, Kenneth L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper presents a summary of archaeological research on the Postclassic materials in and around the central Quiche area, and a reinterpretation of the Postclassic culture of the region. Given these data, the ethnohistoric account of foreign intrusion, coupled with the data from several other areas of Mesoamerica, provide an alternative version of the 'Mexicanization' process within the entire Maya area (p. 271). Much of the article deals with trade relations between the highland and lowland Mayan areas, and with other non-Mayan groups. The possible acculturative effects of the Toltecs on the highland and lowland areas are also discussed in this work.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Cultural participation
- Internal trade
- 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
- 1100 BP-480 BP (900 A.D.-1520 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kenneth L. Brown
- For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84013168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities