Rethinking the Becán Ceramic Sequence-Disjunctions, Continuities, Segmentation, and Chronology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4969698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph W Ball (0009-0000-7117-7995, San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 427-448 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-6635 • E-ISSN: 2325-5080 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7183/1045-6635.25.4.427 |
| OpenAlex | W2325417403 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
One of the benchmark ceramic chronologies for the Central Maya Lowlands-that of Becán, Campeche-was critically flawed in its inception. Its flaws resultedfrom a perceived need to parallel the established Uaxactún bellwether and a failure to recognize that the typological and modal content of the sequence of assemblages defined was not continuous but disjunctive in character. In fact, this sequence reflected a broken continuum of discrete segments separated by a major break representing an actual occupational and historical gap in the site history of Becán. This paper reexamines the premises of the original Becán sequence, reassesses its structure and chronology, and offers a new alternative for its replacement and future fieldtesting. Reassessments of individual types and groups and their relationships and established chronologies, joined with a fresh consideration of Bejuco-phase depositional circumstances and stratigraphies, suggest that the political failure of Becán and the consequent abandonment of the center may have occurred as early as A.D. 730-750. The resulting gap in the occupational and ceramic sequences of the site lasted into the early ninth century. The suggested changes have significant ramifications not only for the chronologies of the site and the surrounding Río Bec region, but also for their cultural, architectural, and political histories
Abandonment (legal · Archaeology · Chronology · Genealogy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Sequence (biology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |