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March 1, 2012American Anthropologist

Architecture as Animate Landscape: Circular Shrines in the Ancient Maya Lowlands

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EHEleanor Harrison‐Buck

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Develops a theory linking animism with landscape archaeology to explore ancient Maya circular shrines' elements.

Key Points

  • This research explores how animism can enhance landscape archaeology, particularly in its application to ancient Maya circular shrines.
  • Developed a theory integrating animism in landscape archaeology.
  • Examined marine shells and cave formations in ancient Maya circular shrine architecture.
  • Utilized Nurit Bird-David's relatedness theory to analyze archaeological findings.
  • Identified marine shells and cave formations as integral architectural elements, not merely symbols.
  • Proposed these materials animate shrines through relationships with human and non-human agents.

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Eleanor Harrison‐Buck (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23733655bd20cf6fa5d3f5https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01397.x
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