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Archaeological Anthropology

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Postclassic Period Maya

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Contagion And Alterity: Kowoj Maya Appropriations Of European Objects, Timothy W. Pugh Jan 2009

Contagion And Alterity: Kowoj Maya Appropriations Of European Objects, Timothy W. Pugh

Timothy W Pugh

From initial contact with the Europeans until their conquest (C.E. 1525–1697), the Itza and their political rivals, the Kowoj, dominated Pete´ n, Guatemala. Colonial artifacts at Zacpete´ n record the initial appropriations of European objects by the Kowoj. All such objects rested in ceremonial contexts, indicating that the Kowoj considered them positive sources of sacred power. The Kowoj were in contact with the Spaniards and knew they were the source of the valued materials; hence, the materials also signified otherness. Social elites frequently retained objects obtained from long distances, even those of oppressive colonial groups, as positive contagion. I argue …


Activity Areas, Form, And Social Inequality In Residences At Late Postclassic, Timothy W. Pugh Jan 2004

Activity Areas, Form, And Social Inequality In Residences At Late Postclassic, Timothy W. Pugh

Timothy W Pugh

No abstract provided.


A Cluster And Spatial Analysis Of Ceremonial Architecture At Late Postclassic Mayapan, Timothy W. Pugh Jan 2003

A Cluster And Spatial Analysis Of Ceremonial Architecture At Late Postclassic Mayapan, Timothy W. Pugh

Timothy W Pugh

No abstract provided.


The Exemplary Center Of The Late Postclassic Kowoj Maya, Timothy W. Pugh Jan 2003

The Exemplary Center Of The Late Postclassic Kowoj Maya, Timothy W. Pugh

Timothy W Pugh

No abstract provided.


Flood Reptiles, Serpent Temples, And The Quadripartite Universe: The Imago Mundi Of Late Postclassic Mayapán, Timothy W. Pugh Jan 2001

Flood Reptiles, Serpent Temples, And The Quadripartite Universe: The Imago Mundi Of Late Postclassic Mayapán, Timothy W. Pugh

Timothy W Pugh

No abstract provided.