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Linear features in Zone I: description and classification

cobá, a classic maya metropolis • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 89-102

By: Fletcher, Laraine A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Fletcher classifies and examines the linear features at Cobá. These features had multiple functions, such as: house-lot boundary walls, soil retention walls, walls constructed on top of platforms, and walkways connecting house platforms to wells or walkways connecting house platforms to other house platforms.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Tillage

Masonry

Grounds

Real property

Typologies and classifications

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

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

Sarah Berry ; 1999

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1974-1976

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

Classic Period

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Cobá; Quintana Roo, Mexico

NotesAdditional notes

Laraine A. Fletcher

For bibliographical information see document number 35: Anonymous

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

82008895

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Mayas--Antiquities