Anncorinne Freter
Biographic Data
| ID | 139327 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anncorinne Freter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anncorinne |
| FAMILY NAME | Freter |
| SIGNATURE | FRETER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 165 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Environmental Change Since the Woodland Period in the Mid-Ohio Valley: Results from Patton Bog Sediment Core Palynological Analyses
Palynological analyses of sediment cores from Patton Bog in southeastern Ohio recorded environmental changes from ca. 1000 B.C. to the present, representing the first pollen core analyzed from this region. Pollen data show an increase in prairie species, implying periodic expansion of grassland environments during the Woodland period coeval with the initial collection and eventual domestication of Eastern Agricultural Complex seeds. It is suggest…
The Copan Sculpture Museum: Ancient Maya artistry in stucco and stone - By Barbara W. Fash
The Taber Well Site (33HO611): A Middle Woodland Habitation and Surplus Lithic Production Site in the Hocking Valley, Southeastern Ohio
From ca. 1500 B.C. through A.D. 300, small indigenous communities in southeastern Ohio incrementally increased their population size, adopted a more sedentary lifeway within recognized territories, formalized the burial of select individuals in mounds, and supplemented their hunting and gathering economy with gardening. Data from the Taber Well site (33HO611) are presented, from which we infer that surplus lithic production was taking place at th…
Multiscalar Model of Rural Households and Communities in Late Classic Copan Maya Society
A variety of models contribute to our understanding of Classic Maya sociopolitical structure. Few, however, consider the variability that existed within Maya systems, and the temporal and spatial scales of analysis have often been limited, especially with respect to the commoner segment of society. One model that has focused attention on this component of the Maya is thesian otot, described by Charles Wisdom (1940The Chorti Indians of Guatemala. …
A Mathematical Projection of Population Growth in the Copan Valley, Honduras, A.D. 400-800
Demographers use mathematical projections to estimate both future and past population in areas where they lack quality data. Such projections may be very useful in archaeological situations. In this analysis, we mathematically project population growth rates from Classic Maya settlement in the Copán Valley, Honduras, from A.D. 650-800 backward to A.D. 450 to estimate valley population levels during the Middle Classic. Projections based on the gro…
Environmental Degradation and the Classic Maya Collapse at Copan, Honduras ( a.d . 600–1250): Evidence From Studies of Household Survival
The Late Classic Maya abandonment of the Copan Valley, Honduras, began in the ninth century a.d . and lasted approximately 250–300 years. The relationship between local ecological setting and residential group abandonment is examined by applying event-history analysis to the known occupation spans of 140 residential mound groups, dated by obsidian hydration. Late Classic households in ecologically vulnerable sections of the Copan Valley—as measur…
Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico, Postclassic Chronology: Hydration analysis of obsidian from Cihuatecpan, an Aztec–period village
The Postclassic period in central Mexico was characterized by enormous population growth and expansion of settlement, but the timing of the onset of these processes has been poorly understood. Obsidian tools from residential contexts at the Late Postclassic village of Cihuatecpan in the Teotihuacan Valley have been analyzed to determine the extent of hydration, and thus the amount of time elapsed since the tools were manufactured. Estimated dates…
Dating Results From Excavations in Quarry Tunnels Behind the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan
In this article we summarize the results of an ongoing project designed to study the tunnels and caves of Teotihuacan, emphasizing those findings derived from the excavation of four extraction tunnels located immediately to the east of the Pyramid of the Sun. In particular, we present radiocarbon and obsidian-hydration dates from the Cueva de las Varillas, where 13 Mazapan-phase burials were found and which has substantial evidence for a post-Teo…
A Late Classic lime-plaster kiln from the Maya centre of Copan, Honduras
Under and behind the splendours of Maya ceremonial buildings are the craft skills of the artisans who put them up. A first find of a lime-plaster kiln, from Copan in Honduras, illuminates one of those technologies, the burning of lime in a closed oven rather than on an open-air pyre
Obsidian-Hydration Dating: Its Past, Present, and Future Application in Mesoamerica
The reconstruction of time is a central concern all archaeologists must address in their research; few, however, are fully aware of the potential of all the dating methods at their disposal. For this reason, this paper summarizes the developmental history and current level of field application of obsidian-hydration dating. It (1) reviews how this dating technique was first discovered and applied, (2) details our current knowledge of the process o…
The Obsidian Hydration Dating Project at Copan: A Regional Approach and Why It Works
Settlement research at Copán, Honduras, since 1984 has produced the largest set of obsidian-hydration dates from excavated contexts available for Mesoamerica (Webster and Freter 1990). Geoffrey Braswell (1992) has criticized the methodology underlying our research, specific associations of our published data, and particularly our reconstruction of a demographic and political decline at Copán that extended well beyond A.D. 900. Braswell has incorr…
Chronological Research at Copan: Methods and implications
As a consequence of long-term archaeological research at Copan, 1,425 archaeological sites containing 4,507 structures have been located and mapped over an area of 135 km2. As part of the PAC II research, 200 archaeological sites representing a 15% stratified random sample of all valley sites were test excavated from 1983–1989. From these excavations, 2,150 obsidian hydration dates were processed, representing the largest number of chronometric d…
Settlement History and the Classic Collapse at Copan: A Redefined Chronological Perspective
Surveys, test pitting, and large-scale excavation carried out since 1975 around the Classic Maya center of Copan, in western Honduras, have yielded a wealth of settlement data. A total of 2,048 obsidian-hydration dates have redefined the Late Classic Coner ceramic phase, showing it to extend well into the Early Postclassic. Sites with Coner ceramics exhibit much more intraphase chronological variation than expected. The Classic "collapse" at Copa…
The Caverns of Copan Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copan, Honduras
David J. Rue, AnnCorinne Freter, Diane A. Ballinger, The Caverns of Copán Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copán, Honduras, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Winter, 1989), pp. 395-404
The Caverns of Copán Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copán, Honduras
In 1896–1897 George Byron Gordon investigated a series of caves in the Sesesmil River Valley, just north of the Late Classic Maya center of Copán, Honduras. His investigations revealed that at least one of these caves was utilized during the Preclassic period, and that several individuals had been cremated and interred in that cave. In 1983, as part of the Sesesmil settlement pattern survey of the Proyecto Arqueologico Copán, Phase II, the Sesesm…
Settlement History and the Classic Collapse at Copan: A Redefined Chronological Perspective
Surveys, test pitting, and large-scale excavation carried out since 1975 around the Classic Maya center of Copan, in western Honduras, have yielded a wealth of settlement data. A total of 2,048 obsidian-hydration dates have redefined the Late Classic Coner ceramic phase, showing it to extend well into the Early Postclassic. Sites with Coner ceramics exhibit much more intraphase chronological variation than expected. The Classic "collapse" at Copa…
Dating Results From Excavations in Quarry Tunnels Behind the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan
In this article we summarize the results of an ongoing project designed to study the tunnels and caves of Teotihuacan, emphasizing those findings derived from the excavation of four extraction tunnels located immediately to the east of the Pyramid of the Sun. In particular, we present radiocarbon and obsidian-hydration dates from the Cueva de las Varillas, where 13 Mazapan-phase burials were found and which has substantial evidence for a post-Teo…
The Obsidian Hydration Dating Project at Copan: A Regional Approach and Why It Works
Settlement research at Copán, Honduras, since 1984 has produced the largest set of obsidian-hydration dates from excavated contexts available for Mesoamerica (Webster and Freter 1990). Geoffrey Braswell (1992) has criticized the methodology underlying our research, specific associations of our published data, and particularly our reconstruction of a demographic and political decline at Copán that extended well beyond A.D. 900. Braswell has incorr…
Chronological Research at Copan: Methods and implications
As a consequence of long-term archaeological research at Copan, 1,425 archaeological sites containing 4,507 structures have been located and mapped over an area of 135 km2. As part of the PAC II research, 200 archaeological sites representing a 15% stratified random sample of all valley sites were test excavated from 1983–1989. From these excavations, 2,150 obsidian hydration dates were processed, representing the largest number of chronometric d…
The Caverns of Copán Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copán, Honduras
In 1896–1897 George Byron Gordon investigated a series of caves in the Sesesmil River Valley, just north of the Late Classic Maya center of Copán, Honduras. His investigations revealed that at least one of these caves was utilized during the Preclassic period, and that several individuals had been cremated and interred in that cave. In 1983, as part of the Sesesmil settlement pattern survey of the Proyecto Arqueologico Copán, Phase II, the Sesesm…
A Late Classic lime-plaster kiln from the Maya centre of Copan, Honduras
Under and behind the splendours of Maya ceremonial buildings are the craft skills of the artisans who put them up. A first find of a lime-plaster kiln, from Copan in Honduras, illuminates one of those technologies, the burning of lime in a closed oven rather than on an open-air pyre
Obsidian-Hydration Dating: Its Past, Present, and Future Application in Mesoamerica
The reconstruction of time is a central concern all archaeologists must address in their research; few, however, are fully aware of the potential of all the dating methods at their disposal. For this reason, this paper summarizes the developmental history and current level of field application of obsidian-hydration dating. It (1) reviews how this dating technique was first discovered and applied, (2) details our current knowledge of the process o…
Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico, Postclassic Chronology: Hydration analysis of obsidian from Cihuatecpan, an Aztec–period village
The Postclassic period in central Mexico was characterized by enormous population growth and expansion of settlement, but the timing of the onset of these processes has been poorly understood. Obsidian tools from residential contexts at the Late Postclassic village of Cihuatecpan in the Teotihuacan Valley have been analyzed to determine the extent of hydration, and thus the amount of time elapsed since the tools were manufactured. Estimated dates…
Multiscalar Model of Rural Households and Communities in Late Classic Copan Maya Society
A variety of models contribute to our understanding of Classic Maya sociopolitical structure. Few, however, consider the variability that existed within Maya systems, and the temporal and spatial scales of analysis have often been limited, especially with respect to the commoner segment of society. One model that has focused attention on this component of the Maya is thesian otot, described by Charles Wisdom (1940The Chorti Indians of Guatemala. …
Environmental Change Since the Woodland Period in the Mid-Ohio Valley: Results from Patton Bog Sediment Core Palynological Analyses
Palynological analyses of sediment cores from Patton Bog in southeastern Ohio recorded environmental changes from ca. 1000 B.C. to the present, representing the first pollen core analyzed from this region. Pollen data show an increase in prairie species, implying periodic expansion of grassland environments during the Woodland period coeval with the initial collection and eventual domestication of Eastern Agricultural Complex seeds. It is suggest…
The Caverns of Copan Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copan, Honduras
David J. Rue, AnnCorinne Freter, Diane A. Ballinger, The Caverns of Copán Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copán, Honduras, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Winter, 1989), pp. 395-404
The Taber Well Site (33HO611): A Middle Woodland Habitation and Surplus Lithic Production Site in the Hocking Valley, Southeastern Ohio
From ca. 1500 B.C. through A.D. 300, small indigenous communities in southeastern Ohio incrementally increased their population size, adopted a more sedentary lifeway within recognized territories, formalized the burial of select individuals in mounds, and supplemented their hunting and gathering economy with gardening. Data from the Taber Well site (33HO611) are presented, from which we infer that surplus lithic production was taking place at th…
The Caverns of Copan Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copan, Honduras
David J. Rue, AnnCorinne Freter, Diane A. Ballinger, The Caverns of Copán Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copán, Honduras, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Winter, 1989), pp. 395-404
The Caverns of Copán Revisited: Preclassic Sites in the Sesesmil River Valley, Copán, Honduras
In 1896–1897 George Byron Gordon investigated a series of caves in the Sesesmil River Valley, just north of the Late Classic Maya center of Copán, Honduras. His investigations revealed that at least one of these caves was utilized during the Preclassic period, and that several individuals had been cremated and interred in that cave. In 1983, as part of the Sesesmil settlement pattern survey of the Proyecto Arqueologico Copán, Phase II, the Sesesm…
Settlement History and the Classic Collapse at Copan: A Redefined Chronological Perspective
Surveys, test pitting, and large-scale excavation carried out since 1975 around the Classic Maya center of Copan, in western Honduras, have yielded a wealth of settlement data. A total of 2,048 obsidian-hydration dates have redefined the Late Classic Coner ceramic phase, showing it to extend well into the Early Postclassic. Sites with Coner ceramics exhibit much more intraphase chronological variation than expected. The Classic "collapse" at Copa…
Chronological Research at Copan: Methods and implications
As a consequence of long-term archaeological research at Copan, 1,425 archaeological sites containing 4,507 structures have been located and mapped over an area of 135 km2. As part of the PAC II research, 200 archaeological sites representing a 15% stratified random sample of all valley sites were test excavated from 1983–1989. From these excavations, 2,150 obsidian hydration dates were processed, representing the largest number of chronometric d…
Obsidian-Hydration Dating: Its Past, Present, and Future Application in Mesoamerica
The reconstruction of time is a central concern all archaeologists must address in their research; few, however, are fully aware of the potential of all the dating methods at their disposal. For this reason, this paper summarizes the developmental history and current level of field application of obsidian-hydration dating. It (1) reviews how this dating technique was first discovered and applied, (2) details our current knowledge of the process o…
The Obsidian Hydration Dating Project at Copan: A Regional Approach and Why It Works
Settlement research at Copán, Honduras, since 1984 has produced the largest set of obsidian-hydration dates from excavated contexts available for Mesoamerica (Webster and Freter 1990). Geoffrey Braswell (1992) has criticized the methodology underlying our research, specific associations of our published data, and particularly our reconstruction of a demographic and political decline at Copán that extended well beyond A.D. 900. Braswell has incorr…
A Mathematical Projection of Population Growth in the Copan Valley, Honduras, A.D. 400-800
Demographers use mathematical projections to estimate both future and past population in areas where they lack quality data. Such projections may be very useful in archaeological situations. In this analysis, we mathematically project population growth rates from Classic Maya settlement in the Copán Valley, Honduras, from A.D. 650-800 backward to A.D. 450 to estimate valley population levels during the Middle Classic. Projections based on the gro…
Environmental Degradation and the Classic Maya Collapse at Copan, Honduras ( a.d . 600–1250): Evidence From Studies of Household Survival
The Late Classic Maya abandonment of the Copan Valley, Honduras, began in the ninth century a.d . and lasted approximately 250–300 years. The relationship between local ecological setting and residential group abandonment is examined by applying event-history analysis to the known occupation spans of 140 residential mound groups, dated by obsidian hydration. Late Classic households in ecologically vulnerable sections of the Copan Valley—as measur…
Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico, Postclassic Chronology: Hydration analysis of obsidian from Cihuatecpan, an Aztec–period village
The Postclassic period in central Mexico was characterized by enormous population growth and expansion of settlement, but the timing of the onset of these processes has been poorly understood. Obsidian tools from residential contexts at the Late Postclassic village of Cihuatecpan in the Teotihuacan Valley have been analyzed to determine the extent of hydration, and thus the amount of time elapsed since the tools were manufactured. Estimated dates…
Dating Results From Excavations in Quarry Tunnels Behind the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan
In this article we summarize the results of an ongoing project designed to study the tunnels and caves of Teotihuacan, emphasizing those findings derived from the excavation of four extraction tunnels located immediately to the east of the Pyramid of the Sun. In particular, we present radiocarbon and obsidian-hydration dates from the Cueva de las Varillas, where 13 Mazapan-phase burials were found and which has substantial evidence for a post-Teo…
A Late Classic lime-plaster kiln from the Maya centre of Copan, Honduras
Under and behind the splendours of Maya ceremonial buildings are the craft skills of the artisans who put them up. A first find of a lime-plaster kiln, from Copan in Honduras, illuminates one of those technologies, the burning of lime in a closed oven rather than on an open-air pyre
Multiscalar Model of Rural Households and Communities in Late Classic Copan Maya Society
A variety of models contribute to our understanding of Classic Maya sociopolitical structure. Few, however, consider the variability that existed within Maya systems, and the temporal and spatial scales of analysis have often been limited, especially with respect to the commoner segment of society. One model that has focused attention on this component of the Maya is thesian otot, described by Charles Wisdom (1940The Chorti Indians of Guatemala. …
The Taber Well Site (33HO611): A Middle Woodland Habitation and Surplus Lithic Production Site in the Hocking Valley, Southeastern Ohio
From ca. 1500 B.C. through A.D. 300, small indigenous communities in southeastern Ohio incrementally increased their population size, adopted a more sedentary lifeway within recognized territories, formalized the burial of select individuals in mounds, and supplemented their hunting and gathering economy with gardening. Data from the Taber Well site (33HO611) are presented, from which we infer that surplus lithic production was taking place at th…
The Copan Sculpture Museum: Ancient Maya artistry in stucco and stone - By Barbara W. Fash
Environmental Change Since the Woodland Period in the Mid-Ohio Valley: Results from Patton Bog Sediment Core Palynological Analyses
Palynological analyses of sediment cores from Patton Bog in southeastern Ohio recorded environmental changes from ca. 1000 B.C. to the present, representing the first pollen core analyzed from this region. Pollen data show an increase in prairie species, implying periodic expansion of grassland environments during the Woodland period coeval with the initial collection and eventual domestication of Eastern Agricultural Complex seeds. It is suggest…
Archaeology (14 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Geography (12 works) · Latin American history and culture (7 works) · Maya (7 works) · Geology (6 works) · History (6 works) · History (5 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works) · Population (5 works)