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Campeche, the Itza, and the Postclassic: a study in ethnohistorical archaeology
late lowland maya civilization : classic to postclassic • Albuquerque • Published In 1986 • Pages: 379-408
By: Ball, Joseph W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Ball presents several paradigms for interpreting Maya history (such as when the rise and fall of Chichen Itza occurred and who are associated with it). He uses the Maya Books of CHILAM BALAM as a start for these paradigms. In discussing the culture history he also discusses trade and trade routes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Dating methods in archaeology
- External migration
- Verbal arts
- 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
- 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
- 1969-1970
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Terminal and Postclassic Periods
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Campeche and Quintana Roo, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Joseph W. Ball
- For bibliographical references see document number 6:Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85016513
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities