The primary goals of this study were to present a complete analysis of the faunal material recovered from an unusual deposit at Lagartero in Chiapas, Mexico, and to introduce an alternative approach to the interpretation of ambiguous archaeological deposits by applying Turner's (1986) concept of social drama integrated with Wiessner's (2001) ethnoarchaeological study of Enga feasting to material recovered archaeologically. This study also presents eight contemporaneous faunal assemblages, providing a picture of faunal usage during the Late and Terminal Classic Periods. Despite the fact that many details of the event that led to the creation of the basurero remain unclear, some general hypotheses can be made. It is plausible that the unique deposit was the result of a single or brief series of public events that took place during the Terminal Classic period, included feasting, emphasized an unusual combination of animals (dog, deer, and rabbit), was possibly related to the role of women or the Moon Goddess, and might have functioned to assert or reaffirm the status of Lagartero at the regional level. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2005. / March 16, 2005. / Fauna, Zooarchaeology, Late Classic, Terminal Classic, Maya, Grijalva / Includes bibliographical references. / Mary E. D. Pohl, Professor Directing Thesis; Rochelle Marrinan, Committee Member; William A. Parkinson, Committee Member; Kitty Emery, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181085 |
| Contributors | Koželsky, Kristin L. (authoraut), Pohl, Mary E. D. (professor directing thesis), Marrinan, Rochelle (committee member), Parkinson, William A. (committee member), Emery, Kitty (committee member), Department of Anthropology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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