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Title
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The cultural dynamics of mercantilism at Yaxchilan.
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Creator
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Paddock, Peter Bulkey., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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Abstract/Description
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A model establishes the cultural processes by which Yaxchilan became a major Lowland Maya mercantile center. The iconography and inscriptions are first examined to show that the political organization represented an epiphenomenal cultural process in Yaxchilan's florescene. The mercantile model based on known facts, examines many components relevant to the development of Yaxchilan's economic organization, namely, location, topography, climate, transportation systems, the Polanyi Port of Trade...
Show moreA model establishes the cultural processes by which Yaxchilan became a major Lowland Maya mercantile center. The iconography and inscriptions are first examined to show that the political organization represented an epiphenomenal cultural process in Yaxchilan's florescene. The mercantile model based on known facts, examines many components relevant to the development of Yaxchilan's economic organization, namely, location, topography, climate, transportation systems, the Polanyi Port of Trade model, trade goods and their movement, socioeconomic organization, unprecedented site improvements, Maya trade networks and ideology. Areas for future study are articulated.
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Date Issued
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1995
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15151
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Subject Headings
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Yaxchilán Site (Mexico), Mayas--Economic conditions, Culture diffusion--Mexico, Mexico--Antiquities, Mercantile system--Mexico--History
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Format
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Document (PDF)
