Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types

The research results on prehistoric Mesoamerican settlements in Mexico are presented through the planners’, rather than the archeological, point of view. Numerous settlement types and sizes were analyzed by comparing the archeological data and the personal experience gained during the research in si...

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Main Authors: Nenad Lipovac, Nikolina Gradečki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/312393
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description The research results on prehistoric Mesoamerican settlements in Mexico are presented through the planners’, rather than the archeological, point of view. Numerous settlement types and sizes were analyzed by comparing the archeological data and the personal experience gained during the research in situ. Even though the cities were unplanned, derived results proved the astonishingly high level in the construction of structures and buildings in relation to astronomical phenomena.
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spelling doaj.art-756c1424a7f744229be4f5200c5e55862024-04-15T15:14:53ZengFaculty of Architecture, University of ZagrebProstor1330-06521333-91172018-01-01262(56)28229510.31522/p.26.2(56).6Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure TypesNenad Lipovac0Nikolina Gradečki1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, Zagreb, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, Zagreb, CroatiaThe research results on prehistoric Mesoamerican settlements in Mexico are presented through the planners’, rather than the archeological, point of view. Numerous settlement types and sizes were analyzed by comparing the archeological data and the personal experience gained during the research in situ. Even though the cities were unplanned, derived results proved the astonishingly high level in the construction of structures and buildings in relation to astronomical phenomena.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/312393Mayan citiesMayan structuresMayas and astronomyMayas of YucatanMesoamerican settlements
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Nikolina Gradečki
Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types
Prostor
Mayan cities
Mayan structures
Mayas and astronomy
Mayas of Yucatan
Mesoamerican settlements
title Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types
title_full Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types
title_fullStr Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types
title_full_unstemmed Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types
title_short Mayan Cities of Yucatan; Settlement Patterns and Structure Types
title_sort mayan cities of yucatan settlement patterns and structure types
topic Mayan cities
Mayan structures
Mayas and astronomy
Mayas of Yucatan
Mesoamerican settlements
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