Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya

Archaeological evidence - i.e. presence of exogenous, foreign material objects (pottery, obsidian and so on) - is used to make inferences on ancient trade, while population movement can only be assessed when the biological component of an ancient community is analyzed (i.e. the human skeletal remain...

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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-587302023-11-11T06:18:53Z Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya Cucina, Andrea Central America Excavations Mexico Antiquities Mayas Archaeological evidence - i.e. presence of exogenous, foreign material objects (pottery, obsidian and so on) - is used to make inferences on ancient trade, while population movement can only be assessed when the biological component of an ancient community is analyzed (i.e. the human skeletal remains). But the exchange of goods or the presence of foreign architectural patterns does not necessarily imply genetic admixture between groups, while at the same time humans can migrate for reasons that may not be related only to trading. The Prehispanic Maya were a complex, highly stratified society. During the Classic period, city-states governed over large regions, establishing complex ties of alliance and commerce with the region’s minor centers and their allies, against other city-states within and outside the Maya realm. The fall of the political system during the Classic period (the Maya collapse) led to hypothetical invasions of leading groups from the Gulf of Mexico into the northern Maya lowland at the onset of the Postclassic. However, it is still unclear whether this collapse was already underway when this movement of people started. The whole picture of population dynamics in Maya Prehispanic times, during the Classic and the Postclassic, can slowly emerge only when all the pieces of the puzzle are put together in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion. 2015-10-05T07:35:51Z 2015-10-05T07:35:51Z 2015 Book 978-3-319-10858-2 978-3-319-10857-5 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/58730 en application/pdf Springer
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topic Central America
Excavations
Mexico
Antiquities
Mayas
spellingShingle Central America
Excavations
Mexico
Antiquities
Mayas
Cucina, Andrea
Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
description Archaeological evidence - i.e. presence of exogenous, foreign material objects (pottery, obsidian and so on) - is used to make inferences on ancient trade, while population movement can only be assessed when the biological component of an ancient community is analyzed (i.e. the human skeletal remains). But the exchange of goods or the presence of foreign architectural patterns does not necessarily imply genetic admixture between groups, while at the same time humans can migrate for reasons that may not be related only to trading. The Prehispanic Maya were a complex, highly stratified society. During the Classic period, city-states governed over large regions, establishing complex ties of alliance and commerce with the region’s minor centers and their allies, against other city-states within and outside the Maya realm. The fall of the political system during the Classic period (the Maya collapse) led to hypothetical invasions of leading groups from the Gulf of Mexico into the northern Maya lowland at the onset of the Postclassic. However, it is still unclear whether this collapse was already underway when this movement of people started. The whole picture of population dynamics in Maya Prehispanic times, during the Classic and the Postclassic, can slowly emerge only when all the pieces of the puzzle are put together in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion.
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title Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
title_short Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
title_full Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
title_fullStr Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
title_full_unstemmed Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
title_sort archaeology and bioarchaeology of population movement among the prehispanic maya
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url https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/58730
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