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Preliminary field report El Mirador, 1979 season
el mirador, peten, guatemala : an interim report • (45) • Published In 1980 • Pages: 1-23
By: Matheny, Ray T., Hansen, Richard D., Gurr, Deanne L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an introductory chapter in a book of reports on the preliminary investigation of the El Mirador site. (Other chapters from the book included in this eHRAF collection are documents nos. 25-27.) Matheny et al. identify three prinicipal groups of structures at El Mirador: i) the western building complex, which includes the 55-meter-high El Tigre pyramid; ii) the eastern complex, which includes the 42-meter-high step pyramid, Danta, and iii) the huge platform base and temples(?) known as Tres Marías, or Tres micos. The authors also describe the site's ceramics and architecture as revealed from the examination of looter's excavations in Plaza Units 1 and 2. Two-thirds of the sherds collected were identified as Late Preclassic Chicanel, more specifically Sierra Red and Polvera Black. Matheny et al. also discuss field work conditions and logistics, and future research plans.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Architecture
- Miscellaneous structures
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2500-1100 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- El Mirador, Petén, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Ray T. Matheny, Richard D. Hansen, and Deanne L. Gurr
- For bibliographical references see document number 13: Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 60041468
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities