book chapter
Uaxactun, Guatemala: excavations of 1931-1937
Carnegie Institution of Washington • (588) • Published In 1950 • Pages: 108
By: Smith, A. Ledyard (Augustus Ledyard).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Indexing of this book includes the Late Developmental Period or Chicanel ceramic phase. Later publications date the Chicanel ceramic phase from approximately 300 B.C. (2300 B.P.) to A.D. 278 (1722 B.P.). (This publication does not have a begining date for this time period.) This places the beginning of this phase outside the time period of 2100 B.P. to 1100 B.P. or the Classic Maya. The reader is advised to exercise caution when reading about the Late Developmental Period or Chicanel ceramic phase. This monograph describes in detail the various construction stages of structure A-V. Also described, but in less detail, are other structures in Group A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. Architectural detail such as stairways, holdings, roofs, rooms, walls, altars, benches, etc. are described. Also covered in this document are the burials and caches (usually offerings) found in these buildings. Other structures discussed include roads, reservoirs, a ball court, and CHULTUNs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Architecture
- Public structures
- Religious and educational structures
- Building interiors and arrangement
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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 chapter
- 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
- Sarah Berry ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931-1937
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Late Developmental Period - Late Classic Period
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Uaxactun; El Peten, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- A. Ledyard Smith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108)
- Large folded tables and maps not included (Table 6 and Figures 67, 69, 73, 79, 142, and 143)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 50004059
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities