Political and Social Dimension of Ballgame in North-East Petén, Guatemala: A Comparative Analysis of Ballcourts Distribution through a Regional Perspective
| Autor: | Maria Felicia Rega |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
maya
010506 paleontology 060102 archaeology business.industry Perspective (graphical) Distribution (economics) 06 humanities and the arts North east 01 natural sciences Social dimension ballgame ballcourts Petén Guatemala Maya urbanism Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology Politics Geography guatemala GN301-674 petén 0601 history and archaeology Economic geography business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Ethnologia Actualis, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 28-55 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1339-7877 |
| Popis: | Ballgame is one of the primary patterns used to describe Mesoamerica as a cultural area. From the first Spanish chroniclers until recent academic research, the study of ballgame and ballcourts has always been an important topic. Many studies focused on the urban and regional distribution of ballcourts, using ballgame as a pattern to understand the political organization of a specific territory. Through a comparative analysis of the main sites of North-East Petén, in Guatemala, starting from Uaxactún territory, and other region in the Maya area, this paper will try to show the differences in social and political dimension of ballgame across the centuries, especially between Late Preclassic and Early Classic. |
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