Activity Areas Analysis in the Guzman Group of El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico
Por:
Pesina X.S.C., Butrón A.O., Pingarrón L.B., Villegas A.V., Tsukamoto, Kenichiro
Publicada:
1 ene 2021
Resumen:
The chemical residue analysis is a powerful method to identify specific
activity areas in archaeological structures, like those that took place
on the plaster floor of buildings, which were gradually abandoned
without leaving artifacts. It is based on the principle that all human
activity produces residues that, when falling on the floors in the form
of liquids, are absorbed into its pores and can be detected by
laboratory tests, even hundreds of years later. We analyzed four
structures of the Guzman Group, a plazuela group of the El Palmar
archaeological site, which was a residential compound of non-royal
elites who held the title of lakam. The results, together with other
material evidence, suggest that lakamob (i.e., standard bearers) were
engaged in a wide variety of activities that included food storage,
consumption and serving, as well as feasting, meeting, and ritual.
Filiaciones:
Pesina X.S.C.:
Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico
Butrón A.O.:
Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Pingarrón L.B.:
Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Villegas A.V.:
Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico
Tsukamoto, Kenichiro:
Universidad de California, Riverside, United States
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