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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Terminal Classic"”.
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SKELETAL EVIDENCE FOR ELITE CRAFT SPECIALIZATION AMONG THE TERMINAL CLASSIC MAYA OF COPÁN, HONDURAS
The burials beneath the workshops of Patio H at the 9N-8 compound of Copan, Honduras were examined for signs of occupational markers and skeletal robusticity to indicate if these people were craft specialists. According to archaeological evidence, crafting activity at this location included both …
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A late to terminal classic household in the shadows of the ancestors: a view from Group E, Xunantunich
… the period of reoccupation during the Late to Terminal Classic at Group E, Xunantunich. This topic is examined through an investigation of the function of Structure E-3 during the reoccupation period and Structure E-3's relationship with specialized activity areas located nearby. First, I …
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Economic Strategies of Terminal Classic Households in the Northern Maya Lowlands: Multicrafting and Economic Diversification of a Mid- Elite Residential Compound at Xuenkal, Yucatan
… growth in the northern Lowlands during the Terminal Classic (A.D. 800-1000) and Early Postclassic (A.D. 1000-1200) periods (Andrews et al. 2003:151). Although some sites continued to grow, many sites were abandoned or had drastic declines. However, communities that continued to be occupied …
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Speleothem Palaeoclimatology in the Maya Lowlands of Northwestern Yucatán, Mexico
… changes in the Maya civilisation during the Terminal Classic Period (800 – 1000 CE) are increasingly thought to coincide with climate change, specifically drought. Two challenges facing interdisciplinary analysis of the complex interactions between climate and society in the Terminal Classic …
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The past as a constituent of the present: Social waters and posthumanism at Cara Blanca, Belize
… a period of prolonged and severe droughts in the Terminal Classic period (800-900 CE). Almost 27,000 years earlier, the pools were visited by extinct giant ground sloths also in search of reprieve from drought. I examine archaeological and paleoecological materials from Cara Blanca in the Terminal …
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Isotope Systematics of Gypsum and its Hydration Water
… hydrological changes that occurred during the Terminal Classic Drought of the Maya lowlands (~800-1000 CE), coincident with the period when the Classic Maya Civilization of Mesoamerica collapsed. The data provide a complete and direct archive of hydrological conditions that have previously been …
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In service of the king: The form, function, and chronology of courtyard A-3 at Chan Chich, Belize
… with thatch roofing constructed during the Late Classic period (600-810 CE) and occupation continued into the Terminal Classic period AD (810-900 CE).
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Murals and the Development of Merchant Activity at Chichen Itza
… strengthened during the transition from the Classic to Postclassic in Mesoamerica. With an increase in demand of foreign goods, new exchange relationships developed between centers in Central Mexico, the Gulf, and Maya region. As a result, several cultural regions participated in a vast …
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Linearly Stressed To Death: Consideration Of Early Childhood Stress As A Main Contributor To The Regional Variability In Classic Maya Mortuary Profiles
The Late and Terminal Classic periods were times of great social, economic, and political change in Maya civilization. Scholars have suggested that increasing levels of dietary stress during this time may have been the result of ecological instability, drought, warfare, and significant levels of …
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Lowland Maya lime plaster technology: a diachronic approach
… manufacture of architectural plasters during the Terminal Classic periods at Calakmul and Palenque. Other observations include the use of local meteoritic deposits in the lime mixtures of Palenque, the use of non-local volcanic materials in the late plasters from Lamanai, and the likely use of …