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COLLECTIVE MEMORY IN THE FRONTIERS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE ANCIENT MAYA CENTER OF MINANHA, BELIZE

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Gyles Iannone
Gyles Iannone*
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Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8, Canada
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Abstract

The examination of the internal frontiers between ancient Maya polities is a topic that has received little focused attention. This article explores various topics associated with frontiers and frontier communities, including: (1) how they might be located archaeologically; (2) what their material correlates might be; and, (3) what we might expect in terms of their sociopolitical characteristics. Special attention is paid to the role that collective memory plays in both the definition and reaffirmation of territorial limits and in the production and reproduction of frontier identities. The ancient Maya center of Minanha is used as a case study.

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Special Section: Current Perspectives on Social Memory
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , Fall 2010 , pp. 353 - 371
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