Community, household, and status at Hacienda Tabi, Yucatan, Mexico /
In the last quarter century, many studies have ty Microfilm Inc.demonstrated how the archaeological record reflects known socioeconomic distinctions on plantation settlements in the American South and Caribbean. Despite the lack of empirical data, historians have assumed that the physical structures...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | In the last quarter century, many studies have ty Microfilm Inc.demonstrated how the archaeological record reflects known socioeconomic distinctions on plantation settlements in the American South and Caribbean. Despite the lack of empirical data, historians have assumed that the physical structures of Latin American hacienda sites reflect similar social and economic distinctions. This study examines whether socioeconomic patterns are observable in the material remains of hacienda sites. Recent archaeological investigations at Hacienda Tabi, a nineteenth- and early twentieth- century sugar estate in Yucatan, Mexico, reveal that class distinctions based on occupational status are, indeed, manifest in the site's physical remains. Patterns relating to the documented hierarchy of labor are evident at the documented hierarchy of labor are evident at the and household levels of analysis. By employing empirical and statistically supported dab, this study bolsters historians' previous assumptions. The study bolsters historians' previous assumptions. The study settlements in Yucatan, estimating their populations, and identifying the former dwelling locations of high and low ranking laborers. |
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| Item Description: | "Major Subject: Anthropology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 230 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 193-209). |