04253nam 22007934a 450 991096855240332120251117072452.097808708198720870819879(CKB)1000000000816212(EBL)3039689(SSID)ssj0000339619(PQKBManifestationID)11231945(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339619(PQKBWorkID)10323647(PQKB)10078445(MiAaPQ)EBC3039689(OCoLC)472411692(MdBmJHUP)muse4066(Au-PeEL)EBL3039689(CaPaEBR)ebr10333615(CaONFJC)MIL921522(Perlego)2030936(EXLCZ)99100000000081621220081113d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Kowoj identity, migration, and geopolitics in late postclassic Peten, Guatemala /edited by Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice1st ed.Boulder University Press of Coloradoc20091 online resource (481 p.)Mesoamerican worlds : from the Olmecs to the DanzantesDescription based upon print version of record.9781607321361 160732136X 9780870819308 0870819305 Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-438) and index.Pt. I.Introduction to the postclassic- and contact-period Kowoj --Pt. II.Who were the Kowoj? --Pt. III.The archaeology of the Kowoj: settlement and architecture at Zacpeten --Pt. IV.The archaeology of the Kowoj: pottery and identity --Pt. V.Additional perspectives on the Kowoj --Pt. VI.Conclusions.Neighbors of the better-known Itza in the central Petén lakes region of Guatemala, the Kowoj Maya have been studied for little more than a decade. The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Petén, Guatemala summarizes the results of recent research into this ethno-political group conducted by Prudence Rice, Don Rice, and their colleagues. Chapters in The Kowoj address the question "Who are the Kowoj?" from varied viewpoints: archaeological, archival, linguistic, ethnographic, and bioarchaeological. Using data drawn primarily from the peninsular site of Zacpetén, the authors illuminate Kowoj history, ritual components of their self-expressed identity, and their archaeological identification. These data support the Kowoj claim of migration from Mayapán in Yucatán, where they were probably affiliated with the Xiw, in opposition to the Itza. These enmities extended into Petén, culminating in civil warfare by the time of final Spanish conquest in 1697. The first volume to consider Postclassic Petén from broadly integrative anthropological, archaeological, and historical perspectives, The Kowoj is an important addition to the literature on late Maya culture and history in the southern lowlands. It will be of particular interest to archaeologists, historians, ethnohistorians, art historians, and epigraphers. Mesoamerican worlds.Identity, migration, and geopolitics in late postclassic Peten, GuatemalaKowoj IndiansGuatemalaPeten (Dept.)HistoryKowoj IndiansEthnic identityKowoj IndiansAntiquitiesIndian potteryGuatemalaZacpeten SiteExcavations (Archaeology)GuatemalaZacpeten SiteEthnologyGuatemalaPeten (Dept.)Zacpetén Site (Guatemala)Peten (Guatemala : Dept.)AntiquitiesKowoj IndiansHistory.Kowoj IndiansEthnic identity.Kowoj IndiansAntiquities.Indian potteryExcavations (Archaeology)Ethnology972.81/201Rice Prudence MRice Don S(Don Stephen)1865429MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968552403321The Kowoj4472499UNINA