Economic Specialization and Construction Personnel in Classic Period Copan, Honduras
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2575783 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Elliot M Abrams (Ohio University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1987 |
| Volumen | 52 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 485-499 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1987-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/281595 |
| OpenAlex | W2321244925 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 49 |
| Referencias citadas | 34 |
The degree of development of specialist positions associated with large-scale construction at the Maya site of Copan, Honduras, is evaluated. The methodology used involves the quantification of energy, in human labor, which was expended in the construction of Str. 10L-22, a major palace in the Main Center of Copan. The results suggest that few specialists were required, and that the vast majority of construction personnel were unspecialized conscripts. Moreover, the absolute energetic investment was low, suggesting that energetic expenditures in largescale architecture could not have been a major source of stress on the Late Classic Maya socioeconomic system
Archaeology · Art · Cartography · Geography · Investment (military) · Maya · Period (music) · Political science · Population · Scale (ratio) · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Architecture · Demography · Latin American history and culture
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| Obras citantes distintas | 49 |
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| Citas por año | 1,29 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 44 |