Tikal, Guatemala and Mesoamerican urbanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3919147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William A Haviland (University of Vermont, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 186-198 |
| Publication date | 1970-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1970.9979473 |
| OpenAlex | W1970043068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 69 |
| References cited | 7 |
A common assumption is that in Precolumbian times, an urban form of civilization developed in the highlands of Mesoamerica, while a non‐urban form developed in the tropical lowlands. However, excavations at Tikal, one of the largest Maya sites, questions this assumption. The results of these excavations are summarized, and suggestions are offered which might help to explain the emergence of urbanism in the lowlands
Archaeology · Civilization · Excavation · Geography · Maya · Mesoamerica · Urbanism · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Architecture · History · Latin American history and culture
Classic Maya Polities of the Southern Lowlands
Karstic Landscapes
Karstic Landscapes
Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala
Geospatial revolution and remote sensing LiDAR in Mesoamerican archaeology
Radar Mapping, Archeology, and Ancient Maya Land Use
The Archaeological Record on Sedentariness
Governing Polities
Conceptualizing the Spatial Dimensions of Classic Maya States
Water Technology in the Ancient American Societies
Discovering Architectural Patterning at a Complex Site
The Naming of Parts
A Long-Term Archaeological Reappraisal of Low-Density Urbanism
Scale and Intensity in Classic Period Maya Agriculture
Immigration to Tikal, Guatemala
The intensification of pre-industrial cereal agriculture in the tropics
Imperial resource management at the ancient Maya city of Tikal
Mesoamerica as a Concept
Lessons from the Maya
Where the Rich Folks Lived
Limites politiques et barrières sociales dans le monde maya classique
The Inertia of Old Ideas
Caracol, Belize, and Changing Perceptions of Ancient Maya Society
Agriculture in the Ancient Maya Lowlands (Part 2)
Classic Lowland Maya Political Organization
Paleoecological perspectives on human adaptation in central Panama. I. The Pleistocene
Tikal timbers and temples
Inequality, networks, and the financing of Classic Maya political power
Airborne LiDAR, archaeology, and the ancient Maya landscape at Caracol, Belize
Survey, Settlement, and Population History at the Ancient Maya Site of Pacbitun, Belize
Site and Community at Chunchucmil and Ancient Maya Urban Centers
The Great Tikal Earthwork Revisited
Modeling Settlement Patterns of the Late Classic Maya Civilization with Bayesian Methods and Geographic Information Systems
An Institutional Perspective on Prehispanic Maya Residential Variation
Variation in the Structure and Role of Religious Institutions
Nature et dynamique des cités mayas
Changing Perspectives on Maya Civilization
Models of Social Evolution
Towards an Holistic View of Ancient Maya Civilisation
Archaeological Settlement Patterns
The organization of Maya culture and society
Return to Moxviquil
Walking Rural in Tzacauil, Yucatan, Mexico
Living in the City
Ancient Maya submerged landscapes and invisible architecture at the Ch'ok Ayin residential household group, Belize
Socioeconomic Inequality and Differential Access to Faunal Resources at El Palmillo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Urban Commerce in the Jovel Valley of Highland Chiapas
Introduction
Water Control and Maya Politics in the Southern Maya Lowlands
Beyond Visualization
Socioeconomic Inequality and the Consumption of Chipped Stone at El Palmillo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Architectural implications of daily life in ancient Tollán, Hidalgo, Mexico
Central-Place Analyses in the la Entrada Region, Honduras
The "Invisible" Maya
Urban archaeology in Kaifeng, a capital city of dynastic China
The structure of ceramic exchange at Tikal, Guatemala
Settlement archaeology
Swamps, canals, and the locations of ancient Maya cities
Lowland Maya Archaeology at the Crossroads
Spatial Patterns and Regional Growth among Classic Maya Cities
Linear Nearest Neighbor Analysis
A Statistical Examination of Settlement Patterns at Tikal, Guatemala
The Utilization of Pomacea Snails at Tikal, Guatemala
The Economics of Pottery at Tikal, Guatemala
Archaeological Evidence for Occupational Specialization Among the Classic Period Maya at Tikal, Guatemala
Family Size, Prehistoric Population Estimates, and the Ancient Maya
The Classic Maya City
Cities, Towns, and Urbanism
Taking the high ground
| Unique citing works | 69 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,28 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2025 (54) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 69 |