Entombment, Authority, and Descent at Altar de Sacrificios, Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2563330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William A Haviland (University of Vermont, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 102-105 |
| Publication date | 1971-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/278027 |
| OpenAlex | W2332504842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
At the lowland Maya site of Altar de Sacrificios, two burials have been interpreted in such a way as to suggest: (1) that matrilineal principles of social organization may have been operative in some segments of Classic Maya society; and (2) that Maya political units may have been tied together by marriage alliances. These two hypotheses are examined here in the light of anthropological kinship theory. It is concluded that such marriage alliances are in the realm of possibility, but that matrilineality is unlikely
Altar · Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Kinship · Maya · Mesoamerica · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Latin American history and culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2026 (35) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |