Book
The settlement survey of Tikal
University Museum, University of Pennsylvania • (13 ; 48) • Published In 1983 • Pages: xiii, 50 , plates
By: Puleston, Dennis Edward.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
A persisting legacy of traditional archaeology as been the lack of detailed maps that extend beyond the immediate vicinity of known archaeological sites. Using as a basis the 1960 mapping survey by Hans Gregersen (TR.11), which almost doubled the then known mapped area of Tikal, the author and his survey team have attempted in this work to map as many square kilometers of terrain beyond the nine square kilometers area covered by the 1:2000 maps presented in TR.11 as they could (p.3). This survey was conducted entirely on the ground with ground controls. The detailed maps which make up a major portion of this document are presented in survey strips representing the east, south, west, north, and northwest border areas of Tikal as well as one extending to the relatively nearby Uaxactun site. These strips are accompanied by a running commentary highlighting certain anomalies which might otherwise pass unnoticed while at the same time providing an opportunity to record significant information and observations which do not appear on the maps at all (p.10).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Maps
- Recording and collecting in the field
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Archaeological survey methods
- Topography and geology
- Flora
- Structures
- Settlement patterns
- 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.
- 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
- ca. 1961-1968
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1750 BP-1100 BP (250 A.D.-900 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tikal site, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Dennis E. Puleston
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-50)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83014553
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities