essay

The artifacts

archaeology at cerros, belize, central america : an interim report1Published In 1986 • Pages: 117-126

By: Garber, James F..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Garber examines the artifacts unearthed at Cerros in terms of the context in which they were found. He discusses the kinds of artifacts found in each of the following contexts: monumental architecture, construction fill, dedicatory caches, domestication debris, and termination rituals. Artifact types include sherds, ceramic disks, notched ceramics, perforated stones, jade pendants, shell beads, and manos and metates.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Processing of basic materials
External trade
Functional specialization areas
Typologies and classifications
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
1974-1981
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
23o0-1850 BP (1850-450 BP)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cerros, Belize
NotesAdditional notes
James F. Garber
For bibliographical references see document number 6:Anonymous
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86003843
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mayas--Antiquities