Research Catalog

Title

Excavations in residential areas of Tikal. Non-elite groups without shrines : analysis and conclusions / William A. Haviland.

Author

Haviland, William A.

Publication

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2014.

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Description

xi, 167 pages, 19 pages of plates; 29 cm.

Series Statement

• University Museum monographs ; 140
• Tikal report ; no. 20B

Uniform Title

• University Museum monograph ; 140.
• Tikal reports ; no. 20B.

Alternative Title

Non-elite groups without shrines

Subjects

• Excavations (Archaeology) > Guatemala
• Tikal Site (Guatemala)
• Mayas > Guatemala > Antiquities

Note

• Companion volume to: Excavations in residential areas of Tikal. Non-elite groups without shrines : the excavations (Tikal report 20A).

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• List of tables -- List of illustrations -- I. Introduction -- II. Architecture -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Functional possibilities -- Square, one-level platforms -- Rectangular, one-level platforms -- Rectangular, two-level platforms -- Square, two-level platforms -- Rectangular, three-level platforms -- Multiple platform structures -- Small range-type structures -- Problematical structures -- Sweathouse -- Conclusions -- 3. Discussion -- Introduction -- Plan -- Walls -- Interior platforms -- Floors -- Stairs -- Incorporation of bedrock into construction -- Chultuns -- 4. Conclusions -- III. Special deposits : burials -- 1. Introduction -- Location -- Relation of burials to construction -- Age and sex -- Relation of burials to structure axes -- Variability -- Location -- Orientation of grave -- Grave construction -- Position -- Orientation of head -- Associated materials -- Body alteration -- Inclusion of utilitarian items -- Relative simplicity -- 2. Conclusions -- IV. Special deposits : problematical deposits -- 1. Introduction -- Cached offerings -- Secondary burials -- Other offerings -- Other problematical deposits -- 2. Conclusions --
• V. Sherds and artifacts -- 1. Introduction -- A note on terminology -- 2. Description -- Introduction -- Group 2B-1 -- Group 3D-3 -- Group 3D-9 -- Group 2F-1 -- Group 2G-1 -- Group 2G-2 -- Structure 2G-61 locus -- Group 3F-1 -- Group 3F-2 -- Group 3F-3 -- Group 3G-1 -- Chultun 2F-5 locus -- Chultuns 3F-4 and 5 locus -- Group 5B-2 -- Group 5C-3 -- Structure 5C-56 locus -- Group 5B-3 -- Chultun 5C-6 locus -- Group 4E-1 -- Group 4E-2 -- Group 5D-1 -- Group 4F-3 -- Group 5F-1 -- Group 5F-2 -- Group 4F-5 -- Group 4F-7 -- Chultun 4G-2 locus -- Group 6C-1 -- Group 6C-2 -- Group 6C-5 -- Structure 6C-60 locus -- Group 7C-1 -- Group 7C-2 -- Structure 7C-62 -- Group 6B-3 -- Group 6E-1 -- Structure 6F-62 locus -- Group 7F-2 -- Group 7G-1 -- Conclusions -- 3. Discussion -- Introduction -- Basic domestic artifacts -- Artifact variation -- Occupational specialization -- Social stratification -- 4. Conclusions --
• VI. Summary and conclusions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chronology -- 3. Functional assessment -- Introduction -- Group 2B-1 -- Group 3D-3 -- Group 3D-9 -- Group 2F-1 -- Group 2G-1 -- Group 2G-2 -- Structure 2G-61 locus -- Group 3F-1 -- Group 3F-2 -- Group 3F-3 -- Group 3G-1 -- Chultun 2F-5 locus -- Group 5B-2 -- Group 5C-3 -- Structure 5C-56 locus -- Chultun 5C-6 locus -- Group 4E-1 -- Group 4E-2 -- Group 5D-1 -- Group 4F-3 -- Group 5f-1 -- Group 5f-2 -- Group 6C-1 -- Group 6C-2 -- Group 6C-5 -- Structure 6C-60 locus -- Group 7C-1 -- Group 7C-2 -- Structure 7C-62 -- Group 6E-1 -- Structure 6F-62 locus -- Group 7F-2 -- Group 7G-1 -- Tested small-structure groups -- Summary -- 4. Discussion -- Abandonment of houses -- Population -- Small-structure groupings -- The single plaza-residential unit -- The multiplaza-residential unit -- Other features of settlement -- Social implications -- Introduction -- Nuclear families -- Extended families -- Unilocal residence -- Lineages -- Social diversity -- Economic specialization -- Concluding remarks.

ISBN

• 9781934536735 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
• 1934536733 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

LCCN

• 2014029015
• 40024333947

OCLC

• 886880262
• ocn886880262
• SCSB-5780752

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries