Keywords
Archaeology, ritual, ancient maya
Abstract
Small anthropomorphic figures, most often referred to as “Charlie Chaplins,” appear in ritual deposits throughout the ancient Maya sites of Belize during the late Preclassic and Early Classic Periods and later, throughout the Petén region of Guatemala. Often these figures appear within similar cache assemblages and are carved from “exotic” materials such as shell or jade. This thesis examines the contexts in which these figures appear and considers the wider implications for commonly held ritual practices throughout the Maya lowlands during the Classic Period and the similarities between “Charlie Chaplin” figures and anthropomorphic figures found in ritual contexts outside of the Maya area.
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Graduation Date
2012
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Chase, Arlen
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Anthropology
Degree Program
Anthropology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0004402
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0004402
Language
English
Release Date
August 2012
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences, Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Lomitola, Lisa M., "Ritual Use Of The Human Form: A Contextual Analysis Of The "charlie Chaplin" Figure In The Maya Lowlands" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2217.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2217