Río Bec. Des grandes maisons et des récoltes

In the Río Bec region, archaeological, iconographic and epigraphic data indicate that kingship has been weakly articulated from AD 550 to 950. Sub-royal elites were active, creating highly visible houses with land domains that served factional strategies and, late in time, diffused architectural ide...

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Published in:Journal de la Société des Américanistes 2015-03, Vol.100 (2), p.107-144
Main Authors: Arnauld, Marie-Charlotte, Michelet, Dominique, Andrieu, Chloé, Lacadena, Alfonso, Lemonnier, Éva, Vannière, Boris, Nondédéo, Philippe, Patrois, Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
architecture
auto-construction
infield agriculture
Late-Terminal Classic
Lowlands
Mayas
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Summary:In the Río Bec region, archaeological, iconographic and epigraphic data indicate that kingship has been weakly articulated from AD 550 to 950. Sub-royal elites were active, creating highly visible houses with land domains that served factional strategies and, late in time, diffused architectural ideas over a wide area. The picture is one of a highly fragmented society consisting of many economically autonomous agents, each pursuing corporate interests that combined intensive staple production and auto-construction of stable residences on their land, with minimal insertion in craft production and regional exchanges.
ISSN:0037-9174
1957-7842
DOI:10.4000/jsa.14042