Christine Dixon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3845334 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Dixon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Dixon |
| SIGNATURE | DIXON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Boulder |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5078-5075 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Introduction to Night and Darkness in Ancient Mesoamerica
Classic Maya Nights at Copan, Honduras and El Cerén, El Salvador
The Sociopolitical Economy of an Ancient Maya Village: Cerén and its Sacbe
The intellectual, artistic, and architectural accomplishments of Maya elites during the Classic period were extraordinary, and evidence of elite activities has preserved well in the archaeological record. A centuries-long research focus on elites has understandably fostered the view that they controlled the economy, politics, and religion of Maya civilization. While there has been significant progress in household archaeology, unfortunately the a…
Ancient Manioc Agriculture South of the Ceren Village, El Salvador
The role of seed crops in the Maya diet is well understood. The role of root crops in the ancient Maya diet has been controversial, with some scholars suggesting they were staples, and others arguing they were not cultivated at all. Research in the 1990s found occasional manioc plants in kitchen gardens within the Classic period Cerén village, leading to the interpretation that manioc did contribute to the diet, but was not a staple. Recent resea…
Manioc Cultivation at Ceren, El Salvador: Occasional Kitchen Garden Plant or Staple Crop
Many scholars have thought the Classic period Maya did not cultivate the root crop manioc, while others have suggested it may have been an occasional cultigen in kitchen gardens. For many decades there was no reliable evidence that the ancient Maya cultivated manioc, but in the 1990s manioc pollen from the late Archaic was found in Belize, and somewhat older pollen was found in Tabasco. At about the same time of those discoveries, research within…
Ancient Manioc Agriculture South of the Ceren Village, El Salvador
The role of seed crops in the Maya diet is well understood. The role of root crops in the ancient Maya diet has been controversial, with some scholars suggesting they were staples, and others arguing they were not cultivated at all. Research in the 1990s found occasional manioc plants in kitchen gardens within the Classic period Cerén village, leading to the interpretation that manioc did contribute to the diet, but was not a staple. Recent resea…
Manioc Cultivation at Ceren, El Salvador: Occasional Kitchen Garden Plant or Staple Crop
Many scholars have thought the Classic period Maya did not cultivate the root crop manioc, while others have suggested it may have been an occasional cultigen in kitchen gardens. For many decades there was no reliable evidence that the ancient Maya cultivated manioc, but in the 1990s manioc pollen from the late Archaic was found in Belize, and somewhat older pollen was found in Tabasco. At about the same time of those discoveries, research within…
The Sociopolitical Economy of an Ancient Maya Village: Cerén and its Sacbe
The intellectual, artistic, and architectural accomplishments of Maya elites during the Classic period were extraordinary, and evidence of elite activities has preserved well in the archaeological record. A centuries-long research focus on elites has understandably fostered the view that they controlled the economy, politics, and religion of Maya civilization. While there has been significant progress in household archaeology, unfortunately the a…
Manioc Cultivation at Ceren, El Salvador: Occasional Kitchen Garden Plant or Staple Crop
Many scholars have thought the Classic period Maya did not cultivate the root crop manioc, while others have suggested it may have been an occasional cultigen in kitchen gardens. For many decades there was no reliable evidence that the ancient Maya cultivated manioc, but in the 1990s manioc pollen from the late Archaic was found in Belize, and somewhat older pollen was found in Tabasco. At about the same time of those discoveries, research within…
Ancient Manioc Agriculture South of the Ceren Village, El Salvador
The role of seed crops in the Maya diet is well understood. The role of root crops in the ancient Maya diet has been controversial, with some scholars suggesting they were staples, and others arguing they were not cultivated at all. Research in the 1990s found occasional manioc plants in kitchen gardens within the Classic period Cerén village, leading to the interpretation that manioc did contribute to the diet, but was not a staple. Recent resea…
The Sociopolitical Economy of an Ancient Maya Village: Cerén and its Sacbe
The intellectual, artistic, and architectural accomplishments of Maya elites during the Classic period were extraordinary, and evidence of elite activities has preserved well in the archaeological record. A centuries-long research focus on elites has understandably fostered the view that they controlled the economy, politics, and religion of Maya civilization. While there has been significant progress in household archaeology, unfortunately the a…
Classic Maya Nights at Copan, Honduras and El Cerén, El Salvador
Introduction to Night and Darkness in Ancient Mesoamerica
Archaeology (5 works) · Maya (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Latin American history and culture (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agroforestry (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works)