essay

Coba and Mayapan: a comparison of SOLARES, household variation, sociopolitical organization, and land tenure

cobá, a classic maya metropolis • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 121-131

By: Fletcher, Laraine A..

Abstract

Fletcher looks at SOLARES as defined by house-lot boundary walls (SOLARES are not just a Post-classic phenomenon) to examine social-political organization and land tenure. She found house-lot walls are not found in association with ceremonial complexes but they do surround adjacent residences. There is a wide range in the number of structures associated with SOLARES in Cobá (from one to eleven structures) probably due to different family compositions, household activities, and different ways of establishing status. Fletcher also speculates that land may not have been individually owned at Cobá but property may have been only held by permission from a higher authority. For additional information on SOLARES and linear features see chapters 6 and 7 in document numbers 22 and 23.

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

1975-1976

Coverage Date

Classic Period

Coverage Place

Cobá; Quintana Roo, Mexico

Notes

Laraine A. Fletcher

For bibliographical information see document number 35: Anonymous

LCCN

82008895

LCSH

Mayas--Antiquities