Homogeneity, Diversity, and Complexity between Hinterland Communities of NW Belize
Author(s): Fred Valdez
Year: 2018
Summary
The "hinterland" communities of northwest Belize are among the most diverse and complex across the Maya lowlands. The Rio Bravo Management and Conservation area of NW Belize serves as the region of interest with more than 25 seasons of Maya archaeological research. Utilizing survey and mapping strategies, material culture analyses, and theoretical concerns, the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (PfBAP) defines new ways of looking at and interpreting ancient Maya interactions for the region. The social-political-economic reconstructions for prehistoric Maya relationships between communities of varying size and complexity are based on data and functional concerns of polity survival(s). It is with the considerations of complex relationships within and between communities that issues of production, identity, and equality are placed and defined.
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Homogeneity, Diversity, and Complexity between Hinterland Communities of NW Belize. Fred Valdez. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443843)
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Keywords
General
Communities of Practice
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Maya: Classic
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Survey
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Maya lowlands
Spatial Coverage
min long: -94.197; min lat: 16.004 ; max long: -86.682; max lat: 21.984 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 19890