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The Postclassic sequence of Tancah and Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
lowland maya postclassic • Austin • Published In 1985 • Pages: 31-49
By: Miller, Arthur G..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study '…presents the distinct and differing Postclassic chronological development of three classes of material culture at Tancah-Tulum: ceramics, architecture, and murals' (p. 31). The author notes that while the chronology of these three material classes all change at different rates during the Postclassic period, taken together, they seem to indicate that at least in the eastern coastal lowland Maya region, the Postclassic began as early as 1230 B.P. (770 A.D.). Since ceramics survive more consistently than painting or architecture at most sites, this slowly changing aspect of material culture has been used as the basis for regional chronologies not only in the lowland Maya Postclassic, but also throughout Mesoamerica, for all periods (p. 49).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sociocultural trends
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Structures
- Architecture
- Religious and educational structures
- Miscellaneous structures
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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)
- Tancah and Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Arthur G. Miller
- For bibliographical references see document number 2:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84013168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities