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Salvage of looters' trenches, El Mirador

el mirador, peten, guatemala: an interim report (45)Published In 1980 • Pages: 25-36

By: Nielsen, Glenna.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this field research, Nielson examined looters' excavations and also carried out preliminary testing of low-profile mounds in El Mirador. She found evidence of elite residences, plazas, altars, and triangular stones, which might be vault stones.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Masonry
Structures
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
2450-1600 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 Glenna Nielsen
For bibliographical references see document number 13: Anonymous
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
60041468
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mayas--Antiquities