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Postclassic Peten interaction spheres: the view from Tayasal
lowland maya postclassic • Austin • Published In 1985 • Pages: 184-205
By: Chase, Arlen F. (Arlen Frank).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In 1970 the University of Pennsylvania Tayasal Project, sponsored by the University Museum, began a series of excavations in the Tayasal-Paxcaman Zone in the central Petén region of Guatemala, in an attempt to delineate the Postclassic sequence in the area. 'These investigations resulted in the intensive excavation of 34 structures throughout the zone. An extensive sampling strategy, devised to test the large area called Tayasal …, resulted in the overall sampling of 99 loci at that site (largely for dating purposes); most often, these tests were placed into the summits of structures. During the 1971 season, other excavations were also carried out at the sites of Cenote and Punta Nima. Reconnaissance undertaken in 1977 as a continuation of the project supplemented the original work in the zone and produced archaeological data from the islands in Lakes Petén and Quexil' (p. 184). The data gathered from these excavations comprise the major portion of this document and deal with the structures uncovered, storage cists, burials, ceramics, stelae, and the chronological sequence at the site. The study concludes with a discussion of the various problems that arise in attempting to define a uniform archaeological situation for the central Petén.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Ceramic technology
- Structures
- Religious and educational structures
- Miscellaneous structures
- Settlement patterns
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1970-1971, 1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1100 BP-480 BP (900 A.D.-1520 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tayasal site, Petén, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Arlen F. Chase
- For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84013168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities