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The Postclassic of the Maya lowlands: a preliminary overview
late lowland maya civilization : classic to postclassic • Albuquerque • Published In 1986 • Pages: 17-51
By: Willey, Gordon Randolph.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Willey presents an overview of the Maya Lowlands based on the information known in 1981. His overview begins with the 'collapse' of the Maya in the Terminal Classic Period and extends to the end of the Postclassic Period. His overview mostly focuses on the location of the various large sites during this time and whether any large monuments were being constructed. The Maya Lowlands is divided into sections and Willey compares them (Northern Plains Zone, Campeche Zone, Belize Zone, Usumacinta Zone, etc.). Willey presents a hypothesis about the 'collapse.' He considers the Maya to have been exploited by the peoples of Central Mexico and that in their trade networks the merchants/upper class were allied with Central Mexico.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Prehistory
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Cultural participation
- Ceramic technology
- Settlement patterns
- Social relationships and groups
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 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
- 1200 BP-480 BP (800 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)
- Maya Lowlands; Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- For bibliographical references see document number 6:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85016513
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities