During the Classic Maya tradition there were localized but interacting states based on sophisticated lowland agriculture in what is now eastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, western Honduras, and western El Salvador. Most polities had a four-level settlement hierarchy including central capitals with populations varying from 2,500 to 100,000 people. The time period of this tradition is from about 1850 BP through 1100 BP (ca. AD 150 - AD 900). Society was stratified into elites and commoners. The latter paid tribute and supplied corvée labor to construct and maintain the urban infrastructure. The eHRAF Archaeology database includes 30 plus collected works on the Classic Maya tradition with topics ranging from architecture to art to the descriptions of settlements. Visit HRAF’s website at hraf.yale.edu/online-databases/ehraf-archaeology/traditions-covered/ for an overview of all archaeological traditions found in eHRAF. eHRAF Archaeology is ideal for cross-cultural studies of prehistoric societies and for comparative archaeology.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:36:34 +0000
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