The Growth of Piedras Negras, Guatemala

Interhousehold Differences

The above example of households highlights some of the differences between what has been considered as homogenous units lying on the landscape. But households are not homogenous in their distribution across the landscape, and even less so in the remains of their physical wealth. The interplay between artifacts and household wealth has long been difficult to reconstruct, but through the distribution of artifacts between patio groups, it may be possible to reconstruct some of the intricacies of wealth differences between households. While not all of the data has been analyzed, two artifact categories in particular can highlight the range of artifact differences between household groups at Piedras Negras.

Previous Page  |  Table of Contents  |  Next Page

Return to top of page