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Household composition: an analysis of the composition of residential compounds in Coba
cobá, a classic maya metropolis • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 133-147
By: Kintz, Ellen R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Kintz looks at household composition at Cobá. She uses ethnographic and ethnohistoric records along with archaeological data to help reconstruct the household composition patterns in Classic Cobá. Kintz shows that most household compounds were composed of 3-15 structures and probably housed an extended family.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Historical reconstruction
- Architecture
- Dwellings
- Status, role, and prestige
- Household
- 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
- Late 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
- Ellen R. Kintz
- For bibliographical information see document number 35: Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82008895
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities