essay
Facets of Terminal to Postclassic activity in the Stann Creek District, Belize
lowland maya postclassic • Austin • Published In 1985 • Pages: 215-229
By: Graham, Elizabeth A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is basically a study of the Postclassic as it exists along the rivers, creeks, and coast of the Stann Creek District of Belize. Much of the evidence for the Postclassic recorded in this essay comes from the examination of Terminal Classic-Early Postclassic artifacts from the Mayflower group of sites along the upper reaches of a small creek that drains the foothills of the Maya Mountains. These sites are referred to in the text as Maintzunun, Mayflower, and T'au Witz. The archaeological objects obtained from the excavations at these sites -- stone tools, effigy censers, stelae, PATOLLI boards, etc.-- are described, and, as much as possible, placed in chronological sequence.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Maps
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Mnemonic devices
- Ceramic technology
- Structures
- Games
- Visual arts
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- no date
- 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)
- Stann Creek District, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Elizabeth A. Graham
- For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84013168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities