essay

SOLARES, kitchen gardens, and social status at Coba

cobá, a classic maya metropolis • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 103-119

By: Fletcher, Laraine A., Kintz, Ellen R..

Abstract

Fletcher analyzes the 144 stone house-lot boundary walls in Zone I at Cobá. These stone house-lot boundary walls are assumed to be similar to modern day and 16th century SOLARES which contain household activity areas and usually kitchen gardens. Fletcher determines many of these walled areas (the ones covering smaller areas) probably served as retaining walls to retard soil erosion from raised gardern areas. She found a correlation between SOLAR size and vaulted architecture. Fletcher also found elite households were located in all areas of the city, probably for governing purposes. For more information on SOLARES and linear features see chapters 6 and 8 in document numbers 22 and 24.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Maya Area

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 1999

Field Date

1974-1976

Coverage Date

Classic Period

Coverage Place

Cobá; Quintana Roo, Mexico

Notes

Laraine A. Fletcher and Ellen R. Kintz

For bibliographical information see document number 35: Anonymous

LCCN

82008895

LCSH

Mayas--Antiquities