From ritual to refuse: faunal exploitation by the elite of Chinikihá, Chiapas, during the late classic period /
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| Author / Creator: | Montero López, Coral, author. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing, 2022. |
| Description: | viii, 230 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Archaeopress pre-Columbian archaeology ; 14 Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 14. |
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| Format: | Map Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12721775 |
| Summary: | From Ritual to Refuse explores the faunal exploitation by the Maya elite at the site of Chinikihá, Chiapas, during the end of the Late Classic period (AD 700-850) by applying zooarchaeological and statistical analyses to a faunal assemblage located in a basurero or midden behind a palatial structure at the core of the site. This deposit has been interpreted as the result of one or various feasting events. The aim is to investigate temporal changes of function, more specifically during periods of increasing political competitiveness. Moreover, these analyses suggest that there is a change in the use of faunal resources, from a ritual pattern to a more general refuse deposit. The results from the zooarchaeological analysis are supported by a dietary analysis using δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes conducted on human and faunal samples. The results from the faunal assemblage suggest that there was a constant supply of animals for ritual and non-ritual uses, and that these animals were mostly obtained in the wild. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 230 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1803270241 9781803270241 9781803270258 |
