Last rites for the tipu maya: genetic structuring in a colonial cemetery
Auteur :
Jacobi, Keith P.
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817310257
Date de publication :
13 déc. 2000
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
682 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Two cultures collided in Tipu, Belize in the 1600s: that of the native Maya and of the Spanish missionaries. Combining historical documentation with archaeological finds, the author provides an account of the meshing of these cultures and the Tipu's assimilation of Catholic practices.