The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Peten, Guatemala (Mesoamerican Worlds: from the Olmecs to the Danzantes) PDF
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The Kowoj Mesoamerican Worlds: From the Olmecs to the Danzantes General eDitOrs: Davíd Carrasco and eduardo Matos Moctezuma eDitOrial BOarD: Michio araki, alfredo lópez austin, anthony aveni, elizabeth Boone, Charles H. long, and eleanor Wake After Monte Albán, Jeffrey P. Blomster, editor The Apotheosis of Janaab’ Pakal, Gerardo aldana Commoner Ritual and Ideology in Ancient Mesoamerica, nancy Gonlin and Jon c. lohse, editors Conquered Conquistadors, florine asselBerGs Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures, Revised Edition, anthony aveni Encounter with the Plumed Serpent, maarten Jansen and GaBina aurora Pérez Jiménez In the Realm of Nachan Kan, marilyn a. masson Invasion and Transformation, reBecca P. Brienen and marGaret a. Jackson, editors The Kowoj, Prudence m. rice and don s. rice, editors Life and Death in the Templo Mayor, eduardo matos moctezuma Maya Daykeeping, John m. Weeks, frauke sachse, and christian m. PraGer The Madrid Codex, GaBrielle vail and anthony aveni, editors Mesoamerican Ritual Economy, e. christian Wells and karla l. davis-salazar, editors Mesoamerica’s Classic Heritage, davíd carrasco, lindsay Jones, and scott sessions, editors Mockeries and Metamorphoses of an Aztec God, Guilhem olivier, translated By michel Besson Rabinal Achi, alain Breton, editor; translated By teresa lavender faGan and roBert schneider Representing Aztec Ritual, eloise Quiñones keBer, editor Ruins of the Past, travis W. stanton and aline maGnoni, editors Skywatching in the Ancient World, clive ruGGles and Gary urton, editors Social Change and the Evolution of Ceramic Production and Distribution in a Maya Community, dean e. arnold The Social Experience of Childhood in Mesoamerica, traci ardren and scott r. hutson, editors Stone Houses and Earth Lords, keith m. Prufer and James e. Brady, editors The Sun-God and the Savior, Guy stresser-Péan Tamoanchan, Tlalocan, alfredo lóPez austin Thunder Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, anath ariel de vidas; translated By teresa lavender faGan Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, h. B. nicholson The World Below, JacQues Galinier IdentIty, MIgratIon, and geoPolItIcs The Kowoj in late PostclassIc Petén, guateMala edited by Prudence M. rice and don s. rice University Press OF COlOraDO © 2009 by the University Press of Colorado Published by the University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The University Press of Colorado is a proud member of the Association of American University Presses. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, and Western State College of Colorado. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Kowoj : identity, migration, and geopolitics in late postclassic Petén, Guatemala / Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice, editors. p. cm. — (Mesoamerican Worlds) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87081-930-8 (alk. paper) 1. Kowoj Indians—Guatemala—Petén (Dept.)—History. 2. Kowoj Indians—Ethnic identity. 3. Kowoj Indians—Antiquities. 4. Zacpetén Site (Guatemala) 5. Indian pottery—Guatemala—Zacpetén Site. 6. Excavations (Archaeology)—Guatemala— Zacpetén Site. 7. Petén (Guatemala : Dept.)—Antiquities. 8. Ethnology— Guatemala—Petén (Dept.) I. Rice, Prudence M. II. Rice, Don Stephen. F1465.2.K68K68 2009 972.81'201—dc22 2008048209 Design by Daniel Pratt 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 It is with the greatest affection that we dedicate this volume to two dear friends and mentors of our work in Guatemala, the late Edward S. Deevey Jr. and (the living!) Roberto C. Dorion Contents List of Figures, Maps, Tables, and Appendixes ix Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Part i. introduction to the Postclassic- and Contact-Period Kowoj—Prudence M. rice 1 1. Introduction to the Kowoj and Their Petén Neighbors— Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice 3 Part ii. Who Were the Kowoj?—Prudence M. rice 17 2. The Kowoj in Geopolitico-Ritual Perspective—Prudence M. Rice 21 3. The Kowoj in Ethnohistorical Perspective—Grant D. Jones 55 4. The Linguistic Context of the Kowoj—Charles Andrew Hofling 70 Part iii. the archaeology of the Kowoj: settlement and architecture at Zacpetén—Prudence M. rice 81 5. Zacpetén and the Kowoj: Field Methods and Chronologies—Timothy W. Pugh and Prudence M. Rice 85 vii COntents 6. Defensive Architecture and the Context of Warfare at Zacpetén—Prudence M. Rice, Don S. Rice, Timothy W. Pugh, and Rómulo Sánchez Polo 123 7. Kowoj Ritual Performance and Societal Representations at Zacpetén—Timothy W. Pugh and Prudence M. Rice 141 8. Residential and Domestic Contexts at Zacpetén— Timothy W. Pugh 173 9. Zacpetén Group 719, the Last Noble Residence—Timothy W. Pugh, Prudence M. Rice, and Leslie G. Cecil 192 Part iv. the archaeology of the Kowoj: Pottery and identity— Prudence M. rice 217 10. Technological Styles of Slipped Pottery and Kowoj Identity— Leslie G. Cecil 221 11. The Iconography and Decorative Programs of Kowoj Pottery— Prudence M. Rice and Leslie G. Cecil 238 12. Incense Burners and Other Ritual Ceramics—Prudence M. Rice 276 Part v. additional Perspectives on the Kowoj—Prudence M. rice 313 13. The Symbolism of Zacpetén Altar 1—David Stuart 317 14. Postclassic Trade: Sources of Obsidian at Zacpetén—Prudence M. Rice and Leslie G. Cecil 327 15. The Bioarchaeology of Ritual Violence at Zacpetén— William N. Duncan 340 16. The Kowoj and the Lacandon: Migrations and Identities— Timothy W. Pugh 368 Part vi. Conclusions 385 17. Summary and Concluding Remarks: The Kowoj through a Glass, Darkly—Prudence M. Rice 387 References Cited 396 Index 439 viii Figures, Maps, tables, and appendices Figures 2.1. Carved stone turtle from Mayapán 25 4.1. Chronological diversification of Yukatekan language family 71 5.1. Zacpetén Group A, test unit N531/E577, east profile 96 5.2. Middle Preclassic pottery from Operation 1000, Group A 97 5.3. Comparison of Late Classic and Late Postclassic masonry styles, Structure 606, Zacpetén 98 5.4. Large Cambio Unslipped jar rim or potstand, Operation 1000 100 5.5. Tinaja Red tripod dish, Operation 1000 101 5.6. Large sherd of Chompoxté Red-on-cream: Akalché variety tecomate cache vessel, Operation 1000 101 5.7. Zacpetén Group C, test unit N892/E296, east profile 106 5.8. Structure 766A, Group C, Zacpetén 108 6.1. Composite profile of east wall of trench T-1 cross-cutting defensive works at northern end of Zacpetén peninsula 133 7.1. Chipped stone tools cached in interior altar of Structure 602 147 ix
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