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., 1940, National Geographic Society-Tulane University Program Of Research On The Yucatan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Masonry
- Structures
- Religious and educational structures
- Miscellaneous structures
- Building interiors and arrangement
- Burial practices and funerals
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Classic Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- Book
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1955-1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1750 BP-1000 BP (250 A.D.-1000 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Dzibilchaltun site; Yucatan, Mexico
- NotesAdditional 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)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82132071
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities