Evidence from Escalera al Cielo: Abandonment of a Terminal Classic Puuc Maya hill complex in Yucatan, Mexico

被引：9

作者：

Simms, Stephanie R. ^{[1
]}

Parker, Evan ^{[2
]}

Bey, George J., III ^{[3
]}

Gallareta Negron, Tomas ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Boston Univ, Dept Archaeol, Boston, MA 02215 USA

[2] Tulane Univ, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA

[3] Millsaps Coll, Jackson, MS 39210 USA

[4] Inst Nacl Antropol & Hist, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

来源：

JOURNAL OF FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY | 2012年 / 37卷 / 04期

关键词：

Maya; Terminal Classic period; site abandonment; site formation processes; household archaeology; REFUSE DISPOSAL; PENINSULA; GARBAGE; CLIMATE; SAYIL;

D O I：

10.1179/0093469012Z.00000000025

中图分类号：

K85 [文物考古];

学科分类号：

0601 ;

摘要：

Excavations at the hilltop site of Escalera al Cielo, located in the Puuc Maya region of Yucatan, Mexico, have uncovered evidence of a planned abandonment at the end of the Terminal Classic period (A.D. 800-950). Six buildings investigated among three residential groups contain rich floor assemblages similar to those known from only a few rapidly abandoned sites in the Maya area. Through an analysis of de facto refuse-most of which was recovered in locations of storage and provisional discard-and midden refuse, this paper illustrates how the assemblages represent an example of household-level abandonment with anticipated return. We also consider Escalera al Cielo in light of our present understanding of the political and environmental history of the Puuc region during the late 9th century A.D.

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页码：270 / 288

页数：19