From ritual to refuse faunal exploitation by the elite of Chinikiha, Chiapas, during the late classic period / Coral Montero López.
Yer Numarası
B.II/0007
ISBN
9781803270241
9781803270258 (e-Pdf)
9781803270258 (e-Pdf)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yazar
Yayın Bilgisi
Oxford : Archaeopress, ©2022.
Fiziksel Niteleme
viii, 230 sayfa : resim (çoğu renkli), çizim, harita, grafik, tablo ; 29 cm.
Dizi
Archaeopress pre-Columbian archaeology ; 14
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Bibliyografya s. 187-208.
İçindekiler Notu
Preface -- Introduction -- Theoretical background to feasting : Activities in archaeology -- The presence of faunal remains in different contexts : the Maya case -- Chinikihá and the sociopolitical situation during the maya classic period -- Description of the Chinikihá assemblages -- Zooarchaeological methodology -- Theoretical background to isotope analysis -- Results of the zooarchaeological analysis -- Detailed analysis of Operación 114 -- Results of the isotope analysis -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix a : list of isolated teeth by operación -- Appendix b : list of material identified by operación -- Appendix c : List of modified bone and shell studied -- Appendix d : List of human remains studied.
Özet, vb.
“From Ritual to Refuse explores the faunal exploitation by the Maya elite at the site of Chinikihá, Chiapas, during the end of the Late Classic period (AD 700-850) by applying zooarchaeological and statistical analyses to a faunal assemblage located in a basurero or midden behind a palatial structure at the core of the site. This deposit has been interpreted as the result of one or various feasting events. The aim is to investigate temporal changes of function, more specifically during periods of increasing political competitiveness. Moreover, these analyses suggest that there is a change in the use of faunal resources, from a ritual pattern to a more general refuse deposit. The results from the zooarchaeological analysis are supported by a dietary analysis using ?13C and ?15N stable isotopes conducted on human and faunal samples. The results from the faunal assemblage suggest that there was a constant supply of animals for ritual and non-ritual uses, and that these animals were mostly obtained in the wild.” -- Yayıncı.