essay
The community of Cuello: patterns of household and settlement change
cuello : an early maya community in belize • Cambridge [England] • Published In 1991 • Pages: 118-133
By: Wilk, Richard R., Wilhite, Harold L..
Abstract
Wilk and Wilhite, Jr. search for evidence to support their thesis that a majority of Ancient Mayans lived in perishable dwellings which left no physical remains, such as housemounds. They argue that housemounds may be a feature of politically prominent, property owning families. In an effort to count the whole population, including the landless, tenants, servants and slaves, they set out to estimate the population of Cuello from size of refuse area. They estimated a non-mound population during the Late Preclassic of 1876-2346 and 252 for mound households.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2001
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Maya Area
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1980
- Coverage Date
- 3200-1850 BP
- Coverage Place
- Cuello, Belize
- Notes
- Richard R. Wilk and Harold L. Wilhite, Jr.
- For bibliographical references see document number 9: Anonymous
- LCCN
- 90001858
- LCSH
- Mayas--Antiquities