Resource Procurement at the Local Level in Classic Maya Chinikihá (AD 600-900)

Summary

Resource procurement is a topic traditionally approached from a geographic macro scale. In the Maya area, this refers to the scale of settlement patterns or the landscape, involving the territory inhabited by a large number of people living in different settlements. What this scale often misses is the role that commoner households play in these processes. This presentation will discuss how geographic setting and access to resources not only shaped the daily lives of Maya commoners but the role households play in local polities, like those at the Classic period site of Chinikihá, Mexico. Through the use of GIS analysis and analysis of material recovered from household excavations, this presentation demonstrates changes in understanding of the procurement of local resources. Possible applications such as fauna, ceramics and lithics will considered.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Ellos fueron lo que hicieron: Actividades de la elite y grupos no elitarios en las tierras bajas mayas   •
• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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