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Archaeological investigations of Cobaessay 1983 • Folan, William J.
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This is mainly a summary of the archaeological field methods and investigations conducted by William Folan and others at Cobá during the 1974-1975 field season. Major SACBEOB were used to delineate the survey zones. Maps show the SACBEOB and give app...The importance of Coba in Maya historyessay 1983 • Folan, William J.
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Folan discusses Cobá as a regional center in the northern Lowlands. He points out the different cities that would have served as ports for Cobá and other regional centers and talks about how settlement patterns shifted over time. Climate change and c...Physical geography of the Yucatan Peninsulaessay 1983 • Folan, William J.
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Folan summarizes the geology, soils, hydrography, flora, fauna, and climate of the Yucatan Peninsula. He discusses the mining and quarrying and the mines and quarries, particularly of the SASCAB, around Cobá. SASCAB was 'used by the Maya for the fill...Urban organization and social structure of Cobaessay 1983 • Folan, William J.
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Folan discusses the settlement patterns found at Cobá, such as where temples and markets were located and the importance of the SACBEOB. He also summarizes the social structure and the duties of the various nobles. Where the different classes of peop...The ruins of Cobaessay 1983 • Folan, William J.
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
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...Summary and conclusionsessay 1983 • Folan, William J.
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Folan summarizes the findings of document numbers 17-29 and presents the periods of cultural development of Cobá from its start as a probable small farming village to its rise to an urban center and its collapse back into a farming village. Folan spe...