A comparative study of fortification developments throughout the Maya region and implications of warfare

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dc.contributor.advisorValdez, Fred, Jr., 1953-en
dc.creatorCortes Rincon, Marisol, 1975-en
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T23:32:39Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:17:51Z
dc.date.available2008-08-28T23:32:39Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:17:51Z
dc.date.issued2007-08en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation presents data to support the continuity of warfare throughout the Maya lowlands, and adjacent regions. I discuss the current problems with the archaeology of warfare, the continuity of conflict beginning with the Late Preclassic through the Terminal Classic. Additionally, I emphasize the influence that Teotihuacan had during the Early Classic throughout Mesoamerica, while in some areas there is evidence of diplomatic and economic relations, there is also clear evidence of forced relations at other sites. Conflict is identified on the archaeological record through the heterarchical analysis of a variety of data encompassing defensive features, settlement patterns, epigraphy, iconography, and forensic data. I examine data from San Jose Mogote, Monte Alban, Montana, Izapa, Kaminaljuyu, and sites located within the northern, central, and southern lowlands. The primary goal is to present a cohesive series of war-related events per lowland zone, and chronological time period. Some of the primary questions deal with how land use, and economic trade relations transform political relations and alliances throughout time. Additionally, how do changes in political alliances affect trade routes? By recognizing the important role warfare played in the lowlands, we also recognize how these events affected the elites and their interaction with other polities, and most importantly how these events affected the commoner populace. In the process of investigating conflict throughout the Preclassic and the Classic periods, we can attempt to pinpoint continuities, political and economic changes, and the sociopolitical responses undertaken by polities in a time of war.en
dc.description.departmentAnthropologyen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierb68787868en
dc.identifier.oclc173620799en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/3188en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subject.lcshMayas--Warfare--Mexico--History--To 1500en
dc.subject.lcshMayas--Warfare--Yucatán Peninsula--History--To 1500en
dc.subject.lcshMayas--History--To 1500en
dc.subject.lcshMayas--Wars--Mexico--History--To 1500en
dc.subject.lcshMayas--Wars--Yucatán Peninsula--History--To 1500en
dc.subject.lcshFortification--Mexico--Xuenkal Siteen
dc.subject.lcshXuenkal Site (Mexico)en
dc.titleA comparative study of fortification developments throughout the Maya region and implications of warfareen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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