| Type of Document |
Thesis |
| Author |
Kozelsky, Kristin Linda
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| Author's Email Address |
zooarchaeologist@yahoo.com |
| URN |
etd-04112005-175716 |
| Title |
Identifying Social Drama in the Maya Region; Fauna from the Lagartero Basurero, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Anthropology, Department of |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Mary Pohl |
Committee Chair |
| Kitty Emery |
Committee Member |
| Rochelle Marrinan |
Committee Member |
| William Parkinson |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Fauna
- Zooarchaeology
- Late Classic
- Terminal Classic
- Maya
- Grijalva
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| Date of Defense |
2005-03-16 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
The primary goals of this study were to present a complete analysis of the faunal material recovered from an unusual deposit at Lagartero in Chiapas, Mexico, and to introduce an alternative approach to the interpretation of ambiguous archaeological deposits by applying Turner’s (1986) concept of social drama integrated with Wiessner’s (2001) ethnoarchaeological study of Enga feasting to material recovered archaeologically. This study also presents eight contemporaneous faunal assemblages, providing a picture of faunal usage during the Late and Terminal Classic Periods. Despite the fact that many details of the event that led to the creation of the basurero remain unclear, some general hypotheses can be made. It is plausible that the unique deposit was the result of a single or brief series of public events that took place during the Terminal Classic period, included feasting, emphasized an unusual combination of animals (dog, deer, and rabbit), was possibly related to the role of women or the Moon Goddess, and might have functioned to assert or reaffirm the status of Lagartero at the regional level.
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