Part+2

Analysis of the burials

You have received a map and some data on a series of burials recovered from a late Formative site in the Valley of Mexico. In the first part of your midterm project you have developed a context and methodology for the analysis of burials. You should also have identified some research goals that will guide your analysis of the burials. Presentation of the data. Before you present your data you need to analyze it - which means you need to find what structure or patterns exist in the collection of burials. You can use some or all of the existing variables in the database or you can can create new variables by manipulating the original variables. There should be more than one way in which rank is expressed in a society. If you develop questions like these they will help you focus your analysis on the burials and allow you to say something about the society in which these people lived.
 * In order to guide your analysis, you should propose a series of questions around the concept of rank society. For example:
 * In a ranked society, some people receive more burial goods than other people.
 * In a ranked society, the number of dimensions recognized in the burial program is likely to be equal or greater than 3.5 according to Binford.
 * In a ranked society, people of different rank will be treated differently in the burials.