ANTH 2122H Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Paso De La Amada, Classic Maya Collapse, Chinampa
15 Dec 2016
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Anth 2122 04/03/16 lecture 7: early states and chiefdoms of mesoamerica. Mayan heartland: parts of mexico, honduras, guatemala, and belize. Mesoamerican chronology preclassic: early 1500-1000 bc, middle 1000-400 bc, late. 300 bc-ad 250 classic: early ad 300-600, late ad 600-900 post classic ad. Pre-agricultural societies: limited evidence due to poor preservation some evidence for. Paleo and archaic hunter gatherers from belize and chiapas some debate whether parts of the lowlands were utilized prior to agriculture at all. Mesoamerican agriculture: developed along the pacific and gulf coasts between 3000 and 2000 bc coastal groups combined agriculture with fishing, shell-fishing, and bird hunting broad resource base allowing sedentary villages prior to agriculture. Shift to agriculture: became increasingly important between 2000 and 1300 bc inland farming villages established, including in the lowlands ceramics appear as early as. 2000 bc period of rapid population growth.
