essay
The rise of Classic Maya civilization: a Pasión Valley perspective
origins of maya civilization • Albuquerque • Published In 1977 • Pages: 133-157
By: Willey, Gordon Randolph.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this chapter, Willey tells the story of the development of Mayan civilization in the Pasión Valley, specifically the sites of Altar de Sacrificios and Seibal. He looks at settlement patterns, architecture, art, craft goods, votive caches, trade, and external influences. According to Willey, the Preclassic Period was one of steady population growth, emergence of ceremonial centers, and trade with the highlands. The Protoclassic Period was one of consolidation and centralization.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Visual arts
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000-1700 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pasión Valley Zone, Peten, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gordon R. Willey
- For bibliographical references see document number 1:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76057537
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities