essay
Continuity and disjunction: Late Postclassic settlement patterns in northern Yucatan
lowland maya settlement patterns • Albuquerque • Published In 1981 • Pages: 311-332, 417-449
By: Freidel, David A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Freidel examines two major concepts in this document and its effect on Maya society -- that of continuity and disjunction. In this work continuity is discussed in terms of the cultural transition from the Classic to the Postcalssic period which had a profound effect at all levels of society. These effects on the general population were expressed in changing demographic patterns and the likelihood of the forced resettlement of indigenous peoples (p. 331). The disjunctive phase involves the disruption to Maya society that resulted from a series of invasions by outsiders that occurred during and following the collaspse of the southern lowland centers around 1100 B.P.-700 B.P. (900 A.D.- 1300 A.D.). These invaders attempted to forge new political entities on the Yucatan peninsula, although what was introduced or changed by these foreigners is a matter of continuing debate. This study, then, describes in detail the problematic role of continuity and disjunction in Maya society in relation to settlement patterns in Late Postclassic northern Yucatan. Selected aspects of social organization that are reflected spatially are also examined in this study, and special emphasis placed on the results of recent investigation of the settlement patterns on Cozumel Island off the northeast coast of the peninsula (p. 312).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Population
- Structures
- Architecture
- Dwellings
- Settlement patterns
- Status, role, and prestige
- Social relationships and groups
- Territorial hierarchy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Postclassic Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 750 BP-475 BP (1250 A.D-1525 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- David A. Freidel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-449)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80052278
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities