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The ecology and economy of Cuello
cuello : an early maya community in belize • Cambridge [England] • Published In 1991 • Pages: 70-97
By: Miksicek, Charles H., Wing, Elizabeth S., Scudder, Sylvia J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a report in two parts on the faunal and fauna remains of Cuello. The researchers collected seed, wood charcoal, mollusk, and bones from different strata and features, such as caches (CHULTUNS). A total of 250 flotation samples were taken from 12 stratigraphic phases. The mollusk data suggest that shallow lakes may have surrounded Cuello during the Late Formative. Dominant plant remains were sawgrass and corn. The former was used for mats and basketry, roofing material, and lining material. The dominant faunal remains were dog, deer, and turtle. The report documents changes in the environment and subsistence patterns during the Preclassic. Both parts of the report include an extensive list of contemporary plant and animal species.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Fauna
- Flora
- Cereal agriculture
- 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
- 1978-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3200-1850 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cuello, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles H. Miksicek ; Elizabeth S. Wing and Sylvia J. Scudder
- The natural and cultural landscape of Preclassic Cuello / Charles H. Miksicek -- The exploitation of animals / Elizabeth S. Wing and Sylvia J. Scudder
- For bibliographical references see document number 9: Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90001858
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities