Ethnoarchaeology Academic Cooperative • Mesoamerican Archaeology
An ethnoarchaeology study of ancient and modern Mayan people and the use of human space over the course of 14 days. Sites in the ethnographic (E) and archaeological (A) survey included: Orange Walk (E), Altun Ha (A), La Milpa (A), Yo Creek (E), San Antonio (E), Santa Cruz (E), Cerros (A), and Lamanai (A).Â
This was a two part research project with a final report on:
An ethnoarchaeology study of ancient and modern Mayan people and the use of human space over the course of 14 days. Sites in the ethnographic (E) and archaeological (A) survey included: Orange Walk (E), Altun Ha (A), La Milpa (A), Yo Creek (E), San Antonio (E), Santa Cruz (E), Cerros (A), and Lamanai (A).Â
This was a two part research project with a final report on:
- Ancient Maya - Public buildings with similar orientation at different sites may reflect an association of the structures with ritual activities; public buildings with a range of orientation are less likely to be linked to ritual activities and more likely secular.
- Modern Maya - Analyze and interpret orientation patterns of modern Maya communities to better understand the ancient Maya and the social evolution of the modern Maya.
"The Maya of Belize: The Use of Human Space" was published in The Silo, print issue #11 (Mar. 2012).
