Animal Provisioning at Chichen Itza and Isla Cerritos

A Zooarchaeological Review of Faunal Utilization

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ID14910409
AuthorsNayeli G Jiménez Cano (0000-0001-9973-2452, Autonomous University of Yucatán, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume34
Issue2
Pages509-521
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAncient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0956536121000407
OpenAlexW4327862638
LanguageEN
References cited20

Zooarchaeological data are presented to examine aspects of animal resources utilization at Chichen Itza and Isla Cerritos during the Terminal Classic. Through the review of zooarchaeological records, a differential pattern emerges based on contextual and environmental origins of the identified taxa, highlighting the ritual importance of coastal species at Chichen Itza. In addition, the transportation network of animals and animal parts from the peninsular interior to Isla Cerritos and coastal areas towards Chichen Itza is outlined. The reviewed zooarchaeological evidence of both settlements represents the first effort to rethink and heighten understanding of the relationship between the northern Maya capital and its coastal outpost during the Terminal Classic, profiling the diverse environments being exploited and differential utilization in the coast and the interior of the Northern Lowlands

Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Human settlement · Maya · Provisioning · Taphonomy · Taxon · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Latin American history and culture · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology

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