Complexity, Function, and Rurality
Prehistoric Maya Communities of Northwest Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred Valdez (0000-0001-6607-3702, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Rissa M Trachman, Rissa Trachman (0000-0002-8816-0767, Elon University), Marisol Cortes-Rincon, Marisol Cortes‐Rincon (Cal Poly Humboldt) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 132-147 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536120000516 |
| OpenAlex | W4285107886 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
The northwest region of Belize, known as the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area (RBCMA), is a research set-aside of interest for investigating hinterland communities of the prehistoric Maya. The hinterland or rural communities of the RBCMA are as diverse and complex as any across the Maya lowlands. The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (PfBAP), of northwest Belize, provides various data for identifying and interpreting ancient Maya interactions in the region. With more than 25 seasons of Maya archaeological research in the region, PfBAP researchers are well placed to present aspects of nonurban life that helped make Maya civilization possible. The PfBAP utilizes survey and mapping strategies, material culture analyses, Light Detection and Ranging, and theoretical interests for evaluating ancient Maya life in the region's rural areas. There are four essential components herein contained for the PfBAP investigations of ancient Maya rural settlements in northwest Belize: (1) hinterland study strategies, (2) rural settlements, (3) rural diversity, and (4) nonurban life and rural elites. Sociopolitical systems (and/or interactions) are also posited for the prehistoric rural Maya. Where possible, suggested relationships between communities of varying size and complexity are discussed. The manifestations of production, identity, and equality are also defined as appropriate and integrated into the discussion of function(s) associated with rurality
Archaeology · Civilization · Ethnology · Geography · Human settlement · Maya · Mesoamerica · Prehistory · Rural area · Rurality · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Latin American history and culture · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Lowland Maya settlement patterns
Ancient Maya wetland management in two watersheds in Belize
The traditional pottery of Guatemala
Mayacene’ floodplain and wetland formation in the Rio Bravo Watershed of northwestern Belize
Heterarchy, Political Economy, and the Ancient Maya
Religion and Politics in the Ancient Americas
Defining Rurality at La Joyanca (Peten, Guatemala)
Rural Social Differentiation in Early Classic Chunhuayum, Yucatan, Mexico
Focal Nodes and Ritual Economy in Ancient Maya Hinterland Communities
Preclassic Round Structures of the Upper Belize River Valley
An Alternative Order
Agricultural Rhythms and Rituals
Landa's Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |