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Coba represents a major Classic period Maya urban center. Archaeological investigations have suggested a complex socioeconomic integration apparent in the heterogeneity of the size, shape, and quality of architecture while demonstrating a clear demarcation between commoner and elite compounds in addition to a complex system of raised roads (sacbeob). Results of the 1974-1976 mapping efforts at Coba revealed a generalized concentric settlement pattern with elite compounds concentrated at the core. In their analysis of the settlement patterns at Tikal, Guatemala, Arnold and Ford challenged this concentric model. Their analysis of labor investment in structures within the 9 km 2 core area of Tikal suggested, in contrast to Coba, a scattered rather than a concentric pattern of high-status architecture. Using a geographic information system (GIS), we tested our concentric model hypothesis for Coba by applying Arnold and Ford's work investment parameters. Our results confirmed the presence of a concentric pattern of high-status architecture at Coba closest to the core that differed from Arnold and Ford's findings of a scattered pattern in Tikal. These unique and discrete findings suggest that all major cities in the Maya area may not possess identical settlement patterns. To support our findings indicating urbanism, we also make a detailed analysis of the Coba and Calakmul demographics focusing on the Late Classic period.
Coba represents a major Classic period Maya urban center. Archaeological investigations have suggested a complex socioeconomic integration apparent in the heterogeneity of the size, shape, and quality of architecture while demonstrating a clear demarcation between commoner and elite compounds in addition to a complex system of raised roads (sacbeob). Results of the 1974-1976 mapping efforts at Coba revealed a generalized concentric settlement pattern with elite compounds concentrated at the core. In their analysis of the settlement patterns at Tikal, Guatemala, Arnold and Ford challenged this concentric model. Their analysis of labor investment in structures within the 9 km 2 core area of Tikal suggested, in contrast to Coba, a scattered rather than a concentric pattern of high-status architecture. Using a geographic information system (GIS), we tested our concentric model hypothesis for Coba by applying Arnold and Ford's work investment parameters. Our results confirmed the presence of a concentric pattern of high-status architecture at Coba closest to the core that differed from Arnold and Ford's findings of a scattered pattern in Tikal. These unique and discrete findings suggest that all major cities in the Maya area may not possess identical settlement patterns. To support our findings indicating urbanism, we also make a detailed analysis of the Coba and Calakmul demographics focusing on the Late Classic period.
Resumen: este artículo va a trazar algunas conclusiones de una evaluación de los aspectos físi-cos, espaciales, funcionales y sociales de los conjuntos palaciegos reales tomando en cuenta evidencia arqueológica e iconográfica. para el componente iconográfico se analizaron representaciones de escenas palaciegas pintadas sobre 87 vasijas cilíndricas de cerámica, mientras que para el componente arqueológico se evaluó información de conjuntos palaciegos bien documentados como el grupo palaciego M7 de aguateca, el palacio de palenque, Los 27 escalones de Kohunlich, el grupo 10L-2 de copán, la acrópolis central de tikal y el grupo gran acrópolis de calakmul. uno de los objetivos generales de este trabajo es proporcionar un ejemplo de cómo se puede capitalizar la información que las escenas palaciegas proveen (al comparar el corpus iconográfico con el dato arqueológico). esto permitiría plantear ideas más ajustadas sobre los aspectos físicos, espaciales, funcionales y sociales de los conjuntos palaciegos del clásico tardío en el área maya.PalabRas cl ave: palacios, élite, clásico tardío, arqueología, iconografía. abstRact: this paper will present some conclusions of an evaluation of the physical, spatial, functional, and social aspects of classic Maya royal palaces taking into account archaeological and iconographic evidence. for the iconographic evaluation, the analysis examined representations of palace-like ambience on 87 cylindrical ceramic vases, while the archaeological information includes data from the better documented palace groups of the southern Maya Lowlands, including the palace group M7 of aguateca, the palace of palenque, Los 27 escalones of Kohunlich, group 10L-2 of copan, the central acropolis of tikal and the grand acropolis group of calakmul. in comparing the iconographic corpus with the archaeological evidence, one of the general objectives of this presentation is to provide an example of how the information inherent in the palace scenes can be capitalized to propose more adjusted ideas about the physical, spatial, functional, and social aspects of Late classic Maya palace groups.
This work contains the results of the research about the relationship that exists between the built space of the homes of the multifamily units located in the municipality of Guadalajara and the academic learning activity. The common thread is the analysis of the relationship between spaces and requirements for the student to carry out learning activities at home. To achieve the purpose, the spaces and their dimensions that the homes of the multi-family units in the municipality of Guadalajara have and the requirements for the study at home were analyzed. The result was that these homes do not provide the possibility for the student to carry out their academic activities, since they do not have spaces for this activity and because the measurements of the homes and their spaces are small, which can only be used for basic activities and fundamental aspects of family members.
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