Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis investigates the similarities and differences between the tropical epicenters of South and Southeast Asia during the Charter State era, 800- 1400 CE. This study can inform scholars about the relationship between "people and place" by examining the ground plans, activities, and people associated with each epicenter. By using the comparative approach and entanglement… more Full Text: EPICENTERS, ELITES AND ENTANGLEMENT: A COMPARISON OF PREINDUSTRIAL CHARTER STATES IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND BELIZE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Chultuns are subterranean chambers that are found throughout the Maya area. The purpose of this thesis is to provide further insight into the function of chultuns, specifically within the area of the Southern Maya Lowlands. Within the Northern Lowlands, the Pre-Columbian Maya used chultuns for water storage, but this function does not appear to be as prevalent within the Southern… more Full Text: A QUESTION OF SPACE: INSIGHTS INTO THE FUNCTION OF CHULTUNS IN THE MAYA SOUTHERN LOWLANDS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …