Title
Prehistoric settlement patterns on a cultural corridor: The Comayagua Valley, Honduras
Date of Completion
January 1989
Keywords
Anthropology, Archaeology
Degree
Ph.D.
Abstract
This study is a preliminary reconstruction of prehistoric settlement patterns in the Comayagua Valley, Honduras. This 550 square kilometer highland basin forms a crucial link in the Central Honduran Corridor, a chain of valleys connecting Middle America to lower Central America. Previous archaeological research conducted here revealed a complex culture history spanning approximately 2500 years from the Early Preclassic Period ca. 1000 BC to the Spanish Conquest in 1536. Prehistoric settlement pattern data suggest the valley served as a barometer constantly responding to the changing political, religious, and economic climate on the SE Maya Periphery. ^
Recommended Citation
Dixon, Boyd MacNeil, "Prehistoric settlement patterns on a cultural corridor: The Comayagua Valley, Honduras" (1989). Doctoral Dissertations. AAI9019350.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/dissertations/AAI9019350