Public architecture and the rise of complexity in the Middle Preclassic

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

M. Kathryn Brown; Travis W. Stanton

Yayın yılı:

2020

Yayıncı:

Routledge

Dil:

en

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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