Homogeneity, Diversity, and Complexity between Hinterland Communities of NW Belize

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.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 19890