Household Shrines at Tikal, Guatemala: Size as a reflection of economic status.
Household Shrines at Tikal, Guatemala: Size as a reflection of economic status.
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危地马拉蒂卡尔的家庭神龛:大小反映了经济状况。
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1986
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M. Becker
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M. Becker
Excavations at Tikal, Guatemala, in 1962 and 1963 demonstrated the existence of a specific pattern of structures with the household groups at the site (Becker, 1971). Similar clusters have been noted at numerous othcr sites throughout the Maya realm (Becker Ms.). At Mayapan almost every residential group appears to reflect this configuration has been demonstrated (Becker, 1982). In fact, not only is the distribution of groups at Tika] containing a household shrine apparently ranclom, but the size of the ritual structure itself vanes greatly among the building clusters. Recently, an attempt was made to undertake a statistical analysis of thc residential distribution of persons of varying social class (or status) at the archacological site of Tikal, Guatemala, based on the sizes of ihe residential units presumed to hace been occupied by these Classic period Maya (Arnold and Ford 1980; see also Ford and Aix nold, 1982). The authors noted that several previous publications about the Maya have included statements suggesting that the concentrie zone theory of occupation applies to dic sites noted in these respective statements (Arnoid and Ford, 1980: 713-714). Their summary of these observations is useful in that it shows an historie trend in