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eBook
The Kowoj
2009
Overview
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.
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Subject
/ Ethnology -- Guatemala -- Petén (Dept.)
/ Excavations (Archaeology) -- Guatemala -- Zacpetén Site
/ History
/ HISTORY / Latin America / Central America
/ Indian pottery -- Guatemala -- Zacpetén Site
/ Kowoj Indians -- Antiquities
/ Kowoj Indians -- Ethnic identity
/ Kowoj Indians -- Guatemala -- Petén (Dept.) -- History
/ Petén (Guatemala : Dept.) -- Antiquities
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
ISBN
0870819305, 9780870819308, 9780870819872, 0870819879
