essay
Rio Bec archaeology and the rise of Maya civilization
origins of maya civilization • Albuquerque • Published In 1977 • Pages: 77-99
By: Adams, Richard E. W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this chapter Adams examines the archeology of sites in the Becan-Chicanna-Xpujil region. There are two major cereamic complexes: Acachen (600-300 B.C.) and Pakluum (300 B.C.-250 A.D.) Extensive architectural features stem from the later period including 500 square meters of pavement, a 23-square-meter platform with red-plastered stone walls, and a three-tiered, 10-meter-high platform. Adams summerizes the theories regarding the rise of Maya civilization and discusses Mayan leadership.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Masonry
- Miscellaneous structures
- Military installations
- 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.
- 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
- 1969-1973 (Rio Bec Ecological Project)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2600-1750 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Becan, Campeche, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard E. W. Adams
- For bibliographical references see document number 1:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76057537
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities