Public architecture and the rise of complexity in the Middle Preclassic — M. Kathryn Brown

Treating the Middle Preclassic period in the Maya Lowlands as a single block of time ignores the dynamic changes that occurred over its 700 years.

Type:: Book Chapter
Author:: M. Kathryn Brown; Travis W. Stanton
Published:: 2020
Publisher:: Routledge

Treating the Middle Preclassic period in the Maya Lowlands as a single block of time ignores the dynamic changes that occurred over its 700 years. Recent research indicates that the egalitarian villages at 1100/1000 BC were considerably different than hierarchical communities that existed at 300 BC. In this chapter we review recent research on E Groups and ballcourts and argue that both served as nodes of religious and economic activities during this period, fostering a sense of community, while at the same time providing opportunities for nascent elites to elevate their status through the sponsorship of ceremonies at these critical places.

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What is "Public architecture and the rise of complexity in the Middle Preclassic" about?: Treating the Middle Preclassic period in the Maya Lowlands as a single block of time ignores the dynamic changes that occurred over its 700 years.
Who wrote "Public architecture and the rise of complexity in the Middle Preclassic"?: M. Kathryn Brown; Travis W. Stanton