essay
Warfare and the evolution of Maya civilization
origins of maya civilization • Albuquerque • Published In 1977 • Pages: 335-371
By: Webster, David L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based on his own work at the fortified site of Becan in southern Campeche, Mexico, Webster argues that large-scale conflict occurred much earlier in the Maya record than previously thought. Scholars thought large-scale conflict occurred only at the end of the Classic Period and was a symptom of the general collapse of Mayan civilization. Here Webster argues for warfare's role in the rise of Mayan civilization. He examines the ecological and demographic data to determine possible causes for increased warfare in the Late Preclassic Period.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Warfare
- 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
- 3000-1750 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Maya Lowlands, Mexico and Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- David L. Webster
- For bibliographical references see document number 1:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76057537
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities