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Social and political organization in the land of cacao and honey: correlating the archaeology and ethnohistory of the Postclassic lowland Maya
late lowland maya civilization : classic to postclassic • Albuquerque • Published In 1986 • Pages: 347-377
By: Chase, Diane Z..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Diane Chase uses archaeological and ethnohistoric data to examine social and political organization. The archaeological data mainly come from the site of Santa Rita Corozal in Belize. Her findings on social status indicate a continuum of statuses rather than just nobles, commoners, and slaves. Settlement patterns indicate major centers had barrios with and without defined site centers. Chase also examines settlement hierarchy and regional artifact patterns, such as those seen in ceramics, to discuss 'boundaries of the provinces or allied areas, which were initially defined from documentary evidence [and which] can be assessed and partially confirmed archaeologically,' (page 377).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Prehistory
- Cultural participation
- Ceramic technology
- Settlement patterns
- Classes
- Social relationships and groups
- Community structure
- Territorial hierarchy
- Burial practices and funerals
- 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
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1979, 1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Postclassic
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Lowland Maya; Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Diane Z. Chase
- For bibliographical references see document number 6:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85016513
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities