Agricultural Rhythms and Rituals: Ancient Maya Solar Observation in Hinterland Blue Creek, Northwestern Belize
| Autor: | Jon C. Lohse, Gregory Zaro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
010506 paleontology
Archeology History 060102 archaeology Mesoamerica Range (biology) business.industry Context (language use) 06 humanities and the arts 01 natural sciences Archaeology Agrarian society Geography Agriculture Ethnography Period (geology) Maya 0601 history and archaeology business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Latin American Antiquity. 16:81-98 |
| ISSN: | 2325-5080 1045-6635 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/30042487 |
| Popis: | Agriculture in prehispanic Mesoamerica necessitated not only a wide range of knowledge regarding soil types, fertility, and the growing cycles of different plants, but also the attendant rituals that firmly situated agrarian production into a shared Mesoamerican worldview. Due primarily to archaeological visibility, those attendant rituals have traditionally been investigated within the context of large centers. Recent investigations at the site of Quincunx, a hinterland architectural complex in northwestern Belize of the Maya Lowlands, provide evidence that some rural communities may also have had access to and control over esoteric knowledge involved in agricultural practice in the Late Classic period. Our findings are discussed in the context of ethnographic accounts and archaeological data that reveal the deep significance of quincuncial designs in Maya society and Mesoamerican ritual practices. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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