Award Date

8-1-2021

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Anthropology

First Committee Member

Arlen Chase

Second Committee Member

Diane Chase

Third Committee Member

Karen Harry

Fourth Committee Member

Miriam Melton-Villanueva

Number of Pages

293

Abstract

Previous archaeological research conducted by the Corozal Postclassic Project (1979-1985) focused primarily on the Postclassic Period at the site of Santa Rita Corozal in northern Belize. Through that research, Santa Rita was demonstrated as an important Postclassic Maya city which likely served as the capital of the ancient Maya province of Chetumal. Given the major reorganization that occurred in the Maya Lowlands at the end of the Classic Period, the assessment of a Postclassic site would demonstrate what, if any changes in the organization of Postclassic Period sites, took place. An extensive analysis of the associated artifact assemblages of six selected household or plazuela groups at Santa Rita Corozal was undertaken to more thoroughly understand the organization of a Postclassic Period household to determine the functions served by individual buildings within these groups. This research expounds on the implied functions of buildings based on the variation of artifact distributions from selected household groups at Santa Rita Corozal. This study contributes to a better understanding of ancient Maya households and the intricacies of a Late Postclassic community.

Keywords

Households; Maya; Maya Lowlands; Northern Belize; Postclassic Period; Santa Rita

Disciplines

Archaeological Anthropology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1794 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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