CADALEN , Naya

In a society as hierarchical as Mayan cities in Classic period (AD 250-950), the organization of production systems is at the heart of many debates on the political economy of these pre-Columbian societies. The difficulty of uncovering workshops during archaeological excavations has given rise to many questions about the nature and functioning...

In a society as hierarchical as Mayan cities in Classic period (AD 250-950), the organization of production systems is at the heart of many debates on the political economy of these pre-Columbian societies. The difficulty of uncovering workshops during archaeological excavations has given rise to many questions about the nature and functioning...

Abstract Although iron-ore mirrors are commonly found in the Maya area, very few workshops are known to date. Cancuen, Guatemala, is one of the few sites to show evidence of iron-ore production during the Late Classic ( a.d. 600–800). This article reviews all the available data on this material in Cancuen in light of the recent excavations,...

The difficulty in recognizing the activities that took place in Maya cities during the Classic period (250-950 AD) is at the origin of many debates on the nature and functioning of Mesoamerican cities. These activities are rarely identified because of the systematic cleaning of the occupation grounds and the conditions of conservation of...

Dans une société aussi hiérarchisée que celle des Mayas à l'époque Classique (250-950 AD), l'organisation du travail faisait partie intégrante de la construction des cités mésoaméricaines. Pourtant, la difficulté de mettre au jour les ateliers lors des fouilles archéologiques est à l'origine de nombreux débats sur la nature et le fonctionnement...

The difficulty in determining the domestic and craft activities that took place in Maya cities during the Classic period (250-950 CE) has resulted in much debate on the nature and functioning of Mesoamerican cities. These activities are rarely identified because of the systematic cleaning of the occupied spaces that occurred and the...

In a society as hierarchical as that of the Maya, the difficulty of uncovering workshops has been a source of numerous debates about the nature and functioning of cities. Lithic tools were central to the daily life of these populations, yet functional studies are rarely used to investigate them.We conducted a functional analysis of lithic tools...

Maya economies during the colonial and modern periods is widely recorded in ethno-historical and ethnographic studies. However, it is still difficult to determine the place of these resources in the Classic period, especially because of poor preservation of perishable materials. We propose in this article a study of the function of lithic tools...

La civilisation des Mayas s'est développée en Amérique centrale entre 2000 av. n.è. et 1542 de n.è. La mise en évidence des aires d'activité des cités de l'époque Classique (300-900/1000 de n.è.) est difficile car les sols d'occupation étaient systématiquement nettoyés, et les déchets de production recyclés. En l'absence de métallurgie, les...

In pre-Hispanic Mayan societies, many species were cultivated, including trees producing fruits called "gourd". The use of these fruits is attested since pre-Columbian times, in daily and ritual activities. However, archaeological evidences of the use of these gourd in Maya societies in the Classic period (250 - 950 AD) are sparse, as they do...