Comparative Archaeology Database  |  Center for Comparative Archaeology  |  University of Pittsburgh

Mayapan Community Dataset

Marilyn A. Masson, Timothy S. Hare,
Carlos Peraza Lope, and Bradley W. Russell

The location and ID numbers of milpas, excavations, solares, and structures are provided in the files below.

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MAYAPANMAP.DXF (39.1 MB)[AutoCAD (Release 12) .DXF format]
MAYAPANMAP.ZIP (3.9 MB)[ESRI ArcGIS .SHP format]

FILE METADATA:

The names of the layers contained in the DXF file, their colors, and the information they provide are as follows:

• CONTOUR_LINES (gray): AutoCAD polylines delineating all elevation countours within milpas in 50cm intervals.
• CONTOUR_TEXT (gray): AutoCAD text strings which provide the elevation in meters along the CONTOUR_LINES layer.
• CUADRO_TEXT (white): AutoCAD text strings which provide ID numbers associated with the CUADROS_DE_INVESTIGACION layer.
• CUADROS_DE_INVESTIGACION (white): AutoCAD polylines delineating divisions of the research area.
• EXCAVUNITS (red): AutoCAD text strings containing excavation unit ID numbers, whose insertion point marks the location of each unit.
• MAYAPAN_WALL (orange): AutoCAD polylines delineating the extent of the wall surrounding Mayapan.
• MILPAS (yellow): Closed AutoCAD polylines delineating the extent of investigated milpas.
• MILPAS_TEXT (yellow): AutoCAD text strings which provide ID numbers associated with the MILPAS layer.
• MTLT2A (green): AutoCAD polylines delineating the extent of wall structures.
• MTLT2A_TEXT (green): AutoCAD text strings which provide ID numbers associated with the MTLT2A layer.
• MTPT1A (cyan): Closed AutoCAD polylines delineating platforms, features within structures, and miscellaneous small features.
• MTPT1A_TEXT (cyan): AutoCAD text strings which provide ID numbers associated with the MTPT1A layer.
• MTPT3A (blue): AutoCAD text strings containing ID numbers for groundstone (metates), surface collections, structures, and miscellaneous artifacts, whose insertion point marks their location.
• SOLARES (magenta): Closed AutoCAD polylines delineating the extent of solares within and around the Mayapan wall.
• SOLARES_TEXT (magenta): AutoCAD text strings which provide ID numbers associated with the SOLARES layer.
• SURFCOL (pink): AutoCAD text strings containing surface collection ID numbers, whose insertion point marks the location of each collection.