essay

Postclassic Maya site structure at Topoxte, El Peten, Guatemala

lowland maya postclassicAustinPublished In 1985 • Pages: 151-165

By: Johnson, Jay K..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In the summer of 1974 the author mapped Paxte and Cante Islands of the Topoxte Island group located on the south side of Lake Yaxha in northeastern Petén, Guatemala. These maps served as the data base for the statistical analysis of structural alignment and distribution on the two islands mentioned above which form the major content of this document. These data are then compared to other Postclassic Maya sites (e.g., Mayapan).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Recording and collecting in the field
Organization and analysis of results of research
Topography and geology
Cultural participation
Structures
Dwellings
Religious and educational structures
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
1974
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)
Topoxte, El Petén, Guatemala
NotesAdditional notes
Jay K. Johnson
For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
84013168
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mayas--Antiquities