Archaeological Investigations in the Baalche’ Group at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico: An Analysis of the Function of a Courtyard Group

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dc.contributor.advisorReese-Taylor, Kathryn V.
dc.contributor.authorBednar, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.committeememberOetelaar, Gerald Anthony
dc.contributor.committeememberMiller, Byron Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-29T20:17:04Z
dc.date.available2016-01-29T20:17:04Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-29
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis details the 2013 and 2014 excavation and analysis of the Baalche’ Group at the Maya site of Yaxnohcah in southeastern Campeche, Mexico. The Baalche’ Group is a courtyard group consisting of four structures (Brisa 4 and Baalche’ 5, 6, and 7) that is located in the site core, directly adjacent to an E-Group complex. This thesis will address the construction history, activities, and status associated with the Baalche’ Group in order to evaluate the group’s function. Based on ceramic analysis and radiocarbon dating, the group was first constructed in Late Preclassic period and was continuously occupied until the Terminal Classic period. The arrangement of the group and the artifact assemblage collected from excavations compares with palatial complexes from the Maya lowlands, indicating that the Baalche’ Group functioned as a palace, or, more specifically, a place where a ruling family resided and/or governed at Yaxnohcah.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBednar, S. E. (2016). Archaeological Investigations in the Baalche’ Group at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico: An Analysis of the Function of a Courtyard Group (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24991en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2794
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subject.classificationMayaen_US
dc.subject.classificationpalaceen_US
dc.titleArchaeological Investigations in the Baalche’ Group at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico: An Analysis of the Function of a Courtyard Group
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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