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Utatlán : the constituted community of the K'iche' Maya of Q'umarkaj / Thomas F. Babcock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Babcock, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1947-
- Series:
- Institute for Mesoamerican Studies monograph series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quiché Indians--Guatemala--Santa Cruz del Quich--History.
- Quiché Indians.
- Quiché Indians--Guatemala--Santa Cruz del Quich--Antiquities.
- Social archaeology--Guatemala--Santa Cruz del Quiché.
- Social archaeology.
- Ethnoarchaeology--Guatemala--Santa Cruz del Quiché.
- Ethnoarchaeology.
- Utatlan Site (Guatemala).
- Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala)--Antiquities.
- Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : University Press of Colorado ; Albany, N.Y. : Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of the most important Postclassic cities, Utatlán, in highland Guatemala, was excavated more than three decades ago. However, the data amassed by archaeologists have not been published until now. Details on architecture, pottery, burials, and artifacts, along with a focus on residential archaeology, make Utatlán: The Constituted Community of the K'iche' Maya of Q'umarkaj a significant contribution to Maya archaeology. Most information available on Utatlán focuses on the ceremonial center and ignores the city of the commoners. Using the archaeological data, Utatlán attempts to determine th
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Greater Utatlán Project; 2. Greater Utatlán and Q'umarkaj in Highland Guatemala; 3. Methodology; 4. Northern Peripheral Plateaus; 5. Resguardo Area; 6. The Resguardo-Pakaman Ridge; 7. Hillside Mound and Area of Obsidian Scatter; 8. Pakaman Area Excavations; 9. La Comunidad; 10. The Utatlán Residence Zone; 11. Summary and Conclusions; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781457111747
- 1457111748
- 9781457116995
- 1457116995
- 9781607321552
- 1607321556
- OCLC:
- 779828654
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