book chapter
The settlement system in a late Preclassic Maya community
archaeology at cerros, belize, central america, , series • 3 • Published In 1991 • Pages: x, 243 p
By: Scarborough, Vernon L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work examines the settlement system at the Cerros site, a Late Preclassic Lowland Maya center located on the leeward shore of Lowry's Bight in northern Belize. The study of this site is particularly important because of the fact that 'the near absence of later construction at Cerros makes it unique in the archaeology of the Southern Maya Lowlands and has allowed the study of Late Preclassic settlement patterns undistubred by later site modification or mixing of deposits' (p. 1). In addition to the author's major discussion of settlement patterns, there is also much data to be found in this document on the physical environment, Preclassic ball courts, and the canals at Cerros. Cultural comparisons are also made to other Preclassic populations in the lowland Mayan area (e.g., Guatemala, Mexico). Four appendices conclude this work providing information on Scarborough's volumetric studies at Cerros, in which the amount of earth and rubble used in the constructon of various structures are estimated; a soil sample analysis; and a listing of various molluscan fauna and flora found at the site.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Archaeological survey methods
- Topography and geology
- Soil
- Fauna
- Flora
- Water supply
- Earth moving
- Structures
- Dwellings
- Public structures
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Preclassic 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
- book chapter
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1974-1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000 BP-1850 BP (2000 B.C.-150 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cerros site, Lowry's Bight, northern Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Vernon L. Scarborough
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-236) and index
- large folded map in end-pocket not included
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86003843
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities