Publisher | British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd |
ISBN 10 | 1407312847 |
Book Format | Paperback |
Book Subtitle | Class, Status, And Ritual At The Northeast Group, Chan Belize |
Publication Date | 5-Dec-10 |
ISBN 13 | 9781407312842 |
Author | Chelsea Blackmore |
Language | English |
Book Description | Research at the Northeast Group explores how the malleability of commoner identity is crucial to interpretations of ancient Maya society. This volume has two main aims: first to demonstrate how residents of the Northeast Group used materials and architecture to distinguish themselves from others in the neighborhood, and second to examine the implications of commoners as agents of history. Fundamental to this is the deconstruction of what archaeologists mean by commoner and the theoretical and methodological assumptions built into these definitions. Regardless of extensive research in settlement and household studies, interpretations of ancient Maya society continued to be framed with reference to elites. As elites are defined |
Number of Pages | 132 |