Book

Excavations at Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico

Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University • New Orleans • Published In 1980 • Pages: xxi, 339 , plates

By: Andrews, E. Wyllys (Edward Wyllys), Andrews, E. Wyllys (Edward Wyllys), Brown, Jennifer S. H., National Geographic Society-Tulane University Program Of Research On The Yucatan.

Abstract

This is a detailed study of the archaeological zone of Dzibilchaltun located between Merida and the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Yucatan (21 degrees 5 minutes 45 seconds north latitude by 89 degrees 36 minutes 0 seconds west longitude). The site had been occupied for approximately 2000 years by a Mayan population with an extended chronology dating from the Formative Period (ca. 1200 B.P.-1750 B.P.) to the beginning of the colonial era (ca. 459 B.P.). Only the Classic Mayan Period from 1750 B.P. to 1000 B.P. has been indexed for 'Outline of Cultural Materials' (OCM) categories. A major portion of this work deals with the excavations at Dzibilchaltun, particularly with the Early Periods I and II and Terminal Classic phases of the Classic Mayan Period. Detailed descriptions of the various structures representing these phases are given, supplemented with data on archaeological dating techniques, styles of architecture, burials, and caches.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Maya Area

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1999

Field Date

1955-1977

Coverage Date

1750 BP-1000 BP (250 A.D.-1000 A.D.)

Coverage Place

Dzibilchaltun site; Yucatan, Mexico

Notes

E. Wyllys Andrews IV and E. Wyllys Andrews V ; with an appendix on vertebrate faunal remains by Elizabeth S. Wing and David Steadman ; [Jennifer S. H. Brown, editor]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-339)

LCCN

82132071

LCSH

Mayas--Antiquities