Trash as Treasure: learning from an Ash Heap of History in Copan, Honduras

Fash, William L.; Wyllys Andrews, E.

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dc.creator	Fash, William L.
dc.creator	Wyllys Andrews, E.
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-23T22:27:36Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-23T22:27:36Z
dc.identifier.citation	Fash,William L. y E. Wyllys Andrews. 2015. Trash as Treasure: learning from an Ash Heap of History in Copan, Honduras. Revista Harvard Review of Latin America, winter 2015, 14(2):8-10.	es_ES
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10469/8061
dc.description	The adage "one open's trash is another person's treasure" rings true for all of us who have happily devoted our professional lives to the study of archaeology. We make our livelihoods—and more importantly we build, dismantle and rebuild cultural histories and archaeological theory—through the concerted study of material culture. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defi nes material culture as the totality of physical objects made by a people for the satisfaction of their needs, especially those articles requisite for their sustenance. The Classic Maya ruins in Copan, Honduras, where we have conducted much archaeological research, provide an excellent example. There, Will (the co-author of this article) uncovered and recovered a large ash-layer midden in the royal residential complex that proved enormously informative. During our time together as director and co-director of the Copan Acropolis Archaeological Project (1988-1996), Will devoted several seasons of field research to the investigation of architectural Group 10L-2, on the south flank of the Acropolis. Evidence indicates that this residential compound had a series of discrete architectural components that were used for different purposes by the ruler, his immediate family and courtiers. These included a large public plaza area, a royal receiving area, residences for the ruler himself, his offspring, and several courtiers, a royal ancestor shrine, and a kitchen area that had been re-purposed from an earlier use as a royal burial ground. Underlying the central part of the residential compound was the midden, which proved vital for understanding not only Will’s site, but the political and economic history of the entire kingdom, a true archaeological "treasure".	es_ES
dc.format	p. 8-10	es_ES
dc.language	eng	es_ES
dc.publisher	Cambridge. MA, Estados Unidos : Harvard University.	es_ES
dc.subject	DESECHOS	es_ES
dc.subject	ARQUEOLOGÍA	es_ES
dc.subject	APRENDIZAJE	es_ES
dc.subject	HISTORIA LATINOAMERICANA	es_ES
dc.subject	COPÁN (HONDURAS)	es_ES
dc.subject	SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO	es_ES
dc.subject	CULTURA	es_ES
dc.subject	OBJETO ARQUEOLÓGICO	es_ES
dc.title	Trash as Treasure: learning from an Ash Heap of History in Copan, Honduras	es_ES
dc.type	article	es_ES
dc.tipo.spa	Artículo	es_ES