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Archaeology and ethnohistory on a Spanish colonial frontier: an interim report on the Macal-Tipu project in western Belize
lowland maya postclassic • Austin • Published In 1985 • Pages: 206-214
By: Graham, Elizabeth A., Jones, Grant D., Kautz, Robert R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The site of '…Negroman in western Belize has provided through its Spanish Colonial component, Tipu, an opportunity to combine ethnohistorical and archaeological approaches in order to explore the interaction of Spanish and Maya spheres of influence in a colonial frontier context' (p. 206). This study examines both the Spanish elements at the site (e.g., the remains of the Spanish missionary church), as well as the archaeological evidence indicating a Late Postclassic Maya occupation, such as the artifacts obtained from the excavation of the Civic-Ceremonial complex. Also mentioned briefly are the burials found at the site, and indications of extensive trade and trade networks within the region, particularly in reference to cacao.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Arboriculture
- Structures
- Religious and educational structures
- External relations
- Burial practices and funerals
- Missions
- 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.
- 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
- 1978-1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1100 BP-480 BP (900 A.D.-1520 A.D.); 480 BP-300 BP (1520 A.D.-1700 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Negroman-Tipu site, western Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Elizabeth A. Graham, Grant D. Jones, and Robert R. Kautz
- For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84013168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities