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The Political, Ideological, and Economic Significance of Ancient Maya Iron-Ore Mirrors
SURFACES AND BEYOND: THE POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ANCIENT MAYA IRON-ORE MIRRORS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, Canada © Copyright by Marc Gordon Blainey Anthropology M.A. Program June 2007 ABSTRACT Surfaces and Beyond: The Political, Ideological, and Economic Significance of Ancient Maya Iron-ore Mirrors Marc Gordon Blainey This thesis examines archaeological evidence pertaining to composite lithic artifacts of the ancient Maya termed “mirrors.” These objects, typically consisting of flat, shiny iron-ore fragments fitted in a mosaic to a backing of stone, ceramic, or wood, are assessed concerning their political, ideological, and economic implications within ancient Maya society. The evidence, including detailed archaeological proveniences and instances of mirrors in iconography, epigraphy, and ethnohistory, is considered from the theoretical standpoints of cognitive archaeology, from the perspectives of shamanism, and a renewed conjunctive approach. Endeavouring to reveal the emic significance mirrors held for the ancient Maya who made and used them, the role of these mirrors is situated within the broader ideological framework of a reflective surface complex. Although prior interpretations are largely correct in designating mirrors as implements for “divinatory scrying,” it is concluded that the evidence allows for a much more refined elucidation than has heretofore been provided. Keywords: ancient Maya, mirrors, iron-ore, archaeology, shamanism, scrying, prestige goods ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my family, particularly my parents, John and Sue Blainey. -
Cholti-Lacandon (Chiapas)
! Cholti-Lacandon (Chiapas) and Petén-Ytzá Agriculture, Settlement Pattern and 20 Population N. Hellmuth ! INTRODUCTION Unpublished Spanish manuscripts in the Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain) and the Archivo General de Centro América (Guatemala City, Guatemala) contain eyewitness Spanish descriptions of sizeable native Maya populations in parts of lowland Chiapas, El Petén, Verapaz, and Izabal. Observers describe in vivid detail the population density, settlement pattern, agriculture, hunting, fishing, gathering, artifacts, clothing, architecture of residential and religious buildings, political organization, social structure, trade, and other ethnographically interesting aspects of sixteenth-seventeenth century southern lowland Maya life. France Scholes discovered several thousand pages of these documents in Spain; Agustin Estrada, Lawrence Feldman, and the author have found still more unpublished ethnohistorical information in Guatemalan archives. These manuscripts show that the Cholti-Lacandon, Chiapas Chol1, Yucateco-Lacandon, Petén Ytzá, Quejache, Mopán, Topuequa, Verapaz Chol, and other thriving sixteenth-seventeenth century native lowland Maya peoples had complex social, political and religious systems which will provide a variety of new and different models to replace the overused and misused traditional models which simplistically transfer Landa’s or ! Social Process in Maya Prehistory Studies in honour of Sir Eric Thompson Edited by NORMAN HAMMOND 1977 ACADEMIC PRESS London ! New York !San Francisco A Subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers Contributors JORGE R. ACOSTA.† R. E. W. ADAMS, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78285, U.S.A. E. WYLLYS ANDREWS V, Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, U.S.A. JOSEPH W. BALL, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92115, U.S.A. -
Mexico), a Riverine Settlement in the Usumacinta Region
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE From Movement to Mobility: The Archaeology of Boca Chinikihá (Mexico), a Riverine Settlement in the Usumacinta Region A Dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology by Nicoletta Maestri June 2018 Dissertation Committee: Dr. Wendy Ashmore, Chairperson Dr. Scott L. Fedick Dr. Karl A. Taube Copyright by Nicoletta Maestri 2018 The Dissertation of Nicoletta Maestri is approved: Committee Chairperson University of California, Riverside ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This dissertation talks about the importance of movement and – curiously enough – it is the result of a journey that started long ago and far away. Throughout this journey, several people, in the US, Mexico and Italy, helped me grow personally and professionally and contributed to this accomplishment. First and foremost, I wish to thank the members of my dissertation committee: Wendy Ashmore, Scott Fedick and Karl Taube. Since I first met Wendy, at a conference in Mexico City in 2005, she became the major advocate of me pursuing a graduate career at UCR. I couldn’t have hoped for a warmer and more engaged and encouraging mentor. Despite the rough start and longer path of my graduate adventure, she never lost faith in me and steadily supported my decisions. Thank you, Wendy, for your guidance and for being a constant inspiration. During my graduate studies and in developing my dissertation research, Scott and Karl offered valuable advice, shared their knowledge on Mesoamerican cultures and peoples and provided a term of reference for rigorous and professional work. Aside from my committee, I especially thank Tom Patterson for his guidance and patience in our “one-to-one” core theory meetings. -
Robert J. Sharer Sucesos Terehales En Las Tierras Bajas Del
Robert J. Sharer Sucesos terehales en las tierras bajas del sureste: perspectiva desde Qdriguá Las tierras bajas sudorientales de los mayas, dminadas por los centros de Copán y guiriguá durante el prfcdo clásico, constitulan una importante zona de intercambio econdoiico y polftico entre los mayas y los pueblos de la periferia noroccidental de Centroamérica. La evidencia recuperada recien- temente en Quiriguá y que incluye una nueva estela (Pánunento 26, con fecha de serie inicial 9.2.18.0.0) indica que este centro, situado en el valle inferior del Motagua, fue fundado durante el clásico temprano como una colonia de las tierras bajas centrales, más probablehente ~ika1.l Me wece que 10 mimo puede decirse de GopHn. M motivo primordial para la fundaci6n de colonias mayas clásicas en las tierras bajas del sureste podrPa muy bien haber sido asegurarse importantes recursos locales como el cacao, as1 como controlar la ruta de jade del Motagua y las conexiones comerciales hacia y desde Centroamérica. Mis colegas y yo hemos informado en otros lugares acerca de los resul- tados de nuestras investigaciones que muestran que guiriguá alcanzd económico y polf tico independiente durante el perlodo clásico tardlo. YdE este estudio me referiré al tema de los sucesos terminales en Quiriguá y a la tesis general de la transición clásica-postclásica en el sureste maya. Este trabajo representa únicamente una formulación tentativa de ideas concernien- De nacionalidad estadounidense, Robert Sharer sacó su doctorado en antropologla en la üniversity of Pennsylvania. Actualmente es profesor en la misma institución, asl. como curador adjunto del Uliversity &seun. -
El Sistema Mundial Mesoamericano Postclásico
EL SISTEMA MUNDIAL MESOAMERICANO POSTCLÁSICO RELACIONES 99, VERANO 2004, VOL. XXV Frances F. Berdan CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO Michael E. Smith* STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALBANY En el periodo Postclásico medio y tardío (1200-1520 d.C.), las diversas regiones de Mesoamérica estaban más fuertemente integradas que en cualquier otro tiempo. Esta integración fue creada y mantenida por el intercambio comercial, el imperialismo y la extensión de estilos artís- ticos e iconográficos. Presentamos un modelo teórico para explicar estos procesos. Es un ejemplo de la aplicación de la “perspectiva del sistema mundial”. Aunque en el fondo se deriva de la teoría del sis- tema mundial de Wallerstein, nuestro modelo es modificado extensa- mente por su aplicación a las sociedades no-capitalistas de la antigua Mesoamérica.1 (Sistema mundial, Mesoamérica, intercambio, economía, arqueología) l primer encuentro entre los pueblos europeo y meso- americano tuvo lugar durante el cuarto viaje de Cris- E tóbal Colón al Nuevo Mundo, cuando en las afueras de las Islas de la Bahía su embarcación encontró con una expedición de comerciantes mayas que remaban en una gran piragua. Estos mercaderes llevaban artículos provenientes de todo Mesoamérica, incluidas navajas y espadas de obsidiana de una fuente en el altiplano, cacao de la baja zona tropical, hachas y campanas de bronce que probablemente venían del reino tarasco en el occidente * ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Este ensayo es una adaptación de los capítulos 1 y 3 del libro The Postclassic Mesoamerican World (Michael E. Smith y Frances F. Berdan, eds., University of Utah Press, 2003). El título del capítulo 1 es “Postclassic Meso- america” (“La Mesoamérica postclásica”), y del 3, “Spatial structure of the Mesoamerican world system” (“La estructura epacial del sistema mundial mesoamericano”). -
The Lost Towns of Honduras
William V. Davidson The Lost Towns of Honduras. Eight once-important places that dropped off the maps, with a concluding critical recapitulation of documents about the fictitious Ciudad Blanca of La Mosquitia. Printed for the author Memphis, Tennessee, USA 2017 i The Lost Towns of Honduras. ii In Recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the Honduran Myth of Ciudad Blanca – The last of the “great lost cities” that never was. Design by Andrew Bowen Davidson North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Cover Photograph: Church ruin, Celilac Viejo By author 1994 All rights reserved Copyright © 2017 William V. Davidson Memphis, Tennessee, USA iii Table of Contents Table of Contents iv Preface v I. Introduction 1 II. Nueva Salamanca (1544-1559) 4 III. Elgueta (1564-1566) 20 IV. Teculucelo (1530s - 1590) 26 V. Cárcamo/Maitúm (1536-1632) 31 VI. Munguiche (1582-1662) 39 VII. Quesaltepeque (1536-1767) 45 VIII. Cayngala (1549-1814) 51 IX. Cururú (1536-1845) 56 X. Concluding Remarks 65 XI. Ciudad Blanca (1917-Never Was) 67 XII. Concluding Remarks 125 Bibliography 127 iv Preface Over the last half century my intention has been to insert a geographical perspective into the historical study of indigenous Honduras. Historical research, appropriately, focuses on "the what,” “the who," and "the when.” To many historians, "the where," the geographical component, is much less important, and, indeed, is sometimes overlooked. One of my students once reflected on the interplay of the two disciplines: “Historical geography, in contrast to history, focuses on locations before dates, places before personalities, distributions before events, and regions before eras. -
Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala Escuela De Historia Area De Arqueologia
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA ESCUELA DE HISTORIA AREA DE ARQUEOLOGIA LOS ARTEFACTOS DE COBRE DE LA COSTA SUR DE GUATEMALA: UN ANÁLISIS DE CASOS ENCONTRADOS EN LOS SITIOS CAROLINA, GOMERA Y LA BLANCA ELISA BEATRIZ MENCOS QUIROA Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción Guatemala, C. A., Septiembre de 2009 UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA ESCUELA DE HISTORIA AREA DE ARQUEOLOGIA LOS ARTEFACTOS DE COBRE DE LA COSTA SUR DE GUATEMALA: UN ANÁLISIS DE CASOS ENCONTRADOS EN LOS SITIOS CAROLINA, GOMERA Y LA BLANCA TESIS Presentada por: ELISA BEATRIZ MENCOS QUIROA Previo a conferírsele el grado académico de LICENCIADA EN ARQUEOLOGIA Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción Guatemala, C. A., Septiembre de 2009 UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA ESCUELA DE HISTORIA AUTORIDADES UNIVERSITARIAS RECTOR: Dr. Carlos Estuardo Gálvez Barrios SECRETARIO: Dr. Carlos Gullermo Alvarado Cerezo AUTORIDADES DE LA ESCUELA DE HISTORIA DIRECTOR: Mtro. Ricardo Danilo Dardón Flores SECRETARIO: Lic. Oscar Adolfo Haeussler Paredes CONSEJO DIRECTIVO DIRECTOR: Lic. Ricardo Danilo Dardón Flores SECRETARIO: Lic. Oscar Adolfo Haeussler Paredes VOCAL I: Licda. Marlen Judith Garnica Vanegas VOCAL II: Dra. Walda Barrios-Klee VOCAL III: Lic. Julio Galicia Díaz VOCAL IV: Est. Juan Pablo Herrera VOCAL V: Est. Mauricio Chaulón COMITE DE TESIS Doctor Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos Licenciado Juan Carlos Pérez Calderón Maestro Mario Alfredo Ubico Calderón DEDICATORIA A mis padres Alvaro Mencos y Elsa Quiroa de Mencos () A mis abuelos Jesús Hernández () y Francisco Quiroa () A mis queridos -
Kukulcan's Realm: Urban Life at Ancient Mayapan
Contents List of Figures xi List of Tables xxiii Preface xxix Chapter 1. Archaeological Investigations of an Ancient Urban Place 1 Marilyn A. Masson and Carlos Peraza Lope Urban Complexity, Political Economy, and Household Archaeology 2 In the Footsteps of V. Gordon Childe 8 Mayapán and Mesoamerican Urbanism 9 Illuminating the Dark Ages 11 Mayapán: A Storied City 13 Mayapán’s Place in Maya Research 23 Kukulcan’s Realm 29 Chapters of This Volume 30 Chapter 2. Politics and Monumental Legacies 39 Carlos Peraza Lope and Marilyn A. Masson Politics at the City 41 Chronology 59 Mayapán’s Public Buildings 71 High Art at Selected Mayapán Buildings 77 Warfare and Sacrifice 99 Summary 102 Chapter 3. An Outlying Temple, Hall, and Elite Residence 105 Carlos Peraza Lope and Marilyn A. Masson The Function of Halls 107 Activities at Halls and Elite Residences 110 Art at Itzmal Ch’en Temple H-17 and Hall H-15 126 Elite Residence Y-45a 136 In Sum 145 Chapter 4. The Urban Cityscape 149 Timothy S. Hare, Marilyn A. Masson, and Carlos Peraza Lope The Mayapán Settlement 153 Mayapán’s Differentiated and Administered Cityscape 159 The Streets of Mayapán 177 Other Roads from City Gates 179 Navigating the Maze 184 Discussion 184 Chapter 5. The Social Mosaic 193 Marilyn A. Masson, Timothy S. Hare, and Carlos Peraza Lope Social Identity and Household Archaeology 194 Residential Patterns 196 Structure Density 199 Dwelling Form 202 House Groups 216 Ratios of Dwellings to Other Structures within Groups 221 House Bench Patterns 222 Structure Group Orientations 225 Special Function Benches 229 Dwelling Size 236 viii contents Albarrada Enclosures 243 Burials at Mayapán 250 Pottery 257 A Complex Social Landscape at Mayapán 263 Chapter 6. -
Reporte 11 Atlas Arqueológico De Guatemala Reconocimientos Y Excavaciones Arqueológicas En Los Municipios De Dolores, Santa An
REPORTE 11 ATLAS ARQUEOLÓGICO DE GUATEMALA RECONOCIMIENTOS Y EXCAVACIONES ARQUEOLÓGICAS EN LOS MUNICIPIOS DE DOLORES, SANTA ANA Y SAN LUIS, PETÉN Y REGISTRO DE SITIOS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE IZABAL Juan Pedro Laporte Editor 1997 Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala Área de Arqueología Instituto de Antropología e Historia Escuela de Historia Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala DIRECTORIO DEL ATLAS ARQUEOLÓGICO DE GUATEMALA DIRECTOR GENERAL DEL PATRIMONIO Juan Antonio Valdés COORDINADOR Jorge Mario Samayoa ARQUEÓLOGOS Marco Tulio Alvarado Jorge E. Chocón Lilian A. Corzo Rosa María Flores Nora María López Héctor Mejía Heidy Quezada Marco Antonio Urbina Judith Valle ASESOR Y EDITOR Juan Pedro Laporte PARTICIPANTES EN LAS EXPLORACIONES Y ANÁLISIS DE MATERIALES Isabel Aguirre Juan Pedro Laporte Marco Tulio Alvarado Nora María López Raúl Archila Horacio Martínez Julio Cañas Rojas Héctor Mejía Amaya Jeanette Castellanos Paulino I. Morales Jorge E. Chocón Mónica Pellecer Lilian A. Corzo Heidy Quezada Rosa María Flores Carmen E. Ramos Willi Guerra Marco Antonio Urbina Clara Patricia Hernández Mario Vásquez Rosaura Vásquez CONTENIDO 1. EXPLORACIÓN ARQUEOLÓGICA EN EL ÁREA CENTRAL DE SACUL, DOLORES: TEMPORADAS 1996-1997 Juan Pedro Laporte, Carmen E. Ramos, Isabel Aguirre, Marco Tulio Alvarado, Raúl Archila, Julio Cañas Rojas, Jeanette Castellanos, Willi Guerra, Clara Patricia Hernández, Horacio Martínez, Mónica Pellecer, Mario Vásquez y Rosaura Vásquez 2. EXPLORACIÓN EN EL SITIO EL CALABAZAL 1 EN LA CUENCA MEDIA DEL RÍO MOPAN Rosa María Flores 3. EXPLORACIÓN EN EL SITIO EL CALABAZAL 3 EN LA CUENCA MEDIA DEL RÍO MOPAN Nora María López 4. RECONOCIMIENTO Y EXPLORACIÓN EN UCANAL: UN SITIO EN LA RIBERA OESTE DEL RÍO MOPAN, MELCHOR DE MENCOS Lilian A. -
Performing Violence Against Women in Contemporary Guatemala By
Body Talk: Performing Violence against Women in Contemporary Guatemala By Maria Emilia da Costa Redondo Estrela Esteves Barbosa Submitted to the graduate degree program in the Spanish & Portuguese Department and the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ________________________________ Chairperson Prof. Vicky Unruh ________________________________ Chairperson Prof. Margot Versteeg _____________________________ Prof. Stuart Day ________________________________ Prof. Luciano Tosta ________________________________ Prof. Brent Metz Date Defended: April 26, 2016 ii The Dissertation Committee for Maria Emilia da Costa Redondo Estrela Esteves Barbosa certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: Body Talk: Performing Violence against Women in Contemporary Guatemala ________________________________ Chairperson Prof. Vicky Unruh ________________________________ Chairperson Prof. Margot Versteeg Date approved: May 9, 2016 iii Abstract Drawing upon Diana Taylor’s concept of the repertoire, I propose that the performers’ and photographers’ use of the female body functions as a meta-language to denounce several types of violence against women. Guatemala offers a unique opportunity for the study of embedded issues of identity, indigeneity, and gender, which are at the core of the same structural ailments that lead to its 36-year armed conflict that influences today. This analysis contributes to the understanding of embodiments of violence -
Representación Gráfica Virtual Y Análisis De La Arquitectura Y Urbanismo Del Sitio Arqueológico
ASESOR ARQ. DAVID BARRIOS DAVID ARQ. ASESOR Representación Gráfica Virtual y Análisis de la Arquitectura y Urbanismo del Sitio Arqueológico Quiriguá Ubicado en el Valle del Río Motagua, Izabal, Guatemala. Propuesta Presentada a la Junta Directiva de la Facultad de Arquitectura por: Aura Cristina Peralta Vásquez Al Conferírsele el Título de: Arquitecta Egresada de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Guatemala, 2010. Representación Gráfica Virtual y Análisis de la Arquitectura y Urbanismo del Sitio Arqueológico Quiriguá, ubicado en el Valle del Río Motagua, Izabal, Guatemala. PERÍODO CLÁSICO MAYA UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA Junta Directiva de la Facultad de Arquitectura Tribunal examinador DECANO Arq. Carlos Enrique Valladares Cerezo DECANO Arq. Carlos Enrique Valladares Cerezo VOCAL I Arq. Sergio Mohamed Estrada Ruiz SECRETARIO Arq. Alejandro Muñoz Calderón VOCAL II Arq. Efraín de Jesús Amaya Caravantes EXAMINADOR Arq. José David Barrios Ruiz VOCAL III Arq. Carlos Enrique Martini Herrera EXAMINADOR Arq. Sergio Mohamed Estrada Ruiz VOCAL IV Br. Carlos Alberto Mancilla Estrada EXAMINADOR Arq. Edgar Armando López Pazos VOCAL V Secretaria Liliam Rosana Santizo Alva SECRETARIO Arq. Alejandro Muñoz Calderón ASESOR Arq. José David Barrios Ruiz SUSTENTANTE Aura Cristina Peralta Vásquez i Representación Gráfica Virtual y Análisis de la Arquitectura y Urbanismo del Sitio Arqueológico Quiriguá, ubicado en el Valle del Río Motagua, Izabal, Guatemala. PERÍODO CLÁSICO MAYA ACTO QUE DEDICO A Dios y La Virgen María Al Sitio Arqueológico Quiriguá, especialmente al Por ser mi fortaleza, mi escudo y mi lanzar. Arqueólogo José Crasborn. A mis padres Al Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, especialmente al Cristóbal Peralta y Marina Vásquez Arqueólogo Juan Carlos Ramírez. -
The Mayas, the Source of Their History. Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His
THE MAYAS, THE SOURCES OF THEIR HISTOKY. DU. LE PLONGEON IN YUCATAN, HIS ACCOUNT OF DISCOVERIES. BY STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR. II FBOM PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, OF APRIL 26, 1876, AND APRIL 25, 1877. PRIVATELY PRINTED. WORCESTER : PRESS OP CHARLES HAMILTON, 1877. WITH THE BESPECTS OF THE WEITEE. CONTENTS. THE MAYAS AND THE SOURCES OF THEIR HISTORY, Page 3 DR. LE PLONGEON IN YUCATAN, " 53 ILLUSTRATIONS. MAP OP YUCATAN, FRONTISPIECE. LOCALITY OF DISCOVERIES AT CHICHEN-ITZA, Page 58 " STATUE EXHUMED AT CHICHEN-ITZA, 62 RELICS FOUND WITH THE STATUE, 74 THE EEUOTYFEPffiHTiNeCo. 220 DEYQHSKIRE ST. Bosron AHGRPP I I (l;l;AI;Y Sit, THE MAYAS AND THE SOUEOES OP THEIR HISTORY. (.Proceedings of American Antiquarian Society, April 26, 1876.] THE most comprehensive and accurate map of Yucatan is that which has been copied for this pamphlet. In the several volumes of travel, descriptive of Maya ruins, are to be found plans more or less complete, intended to illustrate special journeys, but they are only partial in their treatment of this interestkig country. The Piano de Yucatan, here- with presented the work of Sr. Dn. Santiago Nigra de San Martin was published in 1848, and has now become ex- tremely rare. It is valuable to the student, for it designates localities abounding in ruins those not yet critically explored, as well as those which have been more thoroughly investigated by a peculiar mark, thus d, and it also shows roads and paths used in transportation and communication. Since its publication political changes have caused the divi- sion of the Peninsula into the States of Yucatan and Cam- peachy, which change of boundaries has called for the preparation of a new and improved map.