Architecture, Caching, and Foreign Contacts at Chac (II), Yucatan, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4906868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael P Smyth |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-149 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-6635 • E-ISSN: 2325-5080 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25063044 |
| OpenAlex | W2322302422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
The Puuc region of northern Yucatan was one of the most important areas of Maya civilization during the Terminal Classic florescent period. Despite its importance to Maya prehistory, there is little understanding of the times prior to the great cultural florescence. Eight seasons of research at Chac II provide new information regarding an important Maya center between the Classic and Terminal Classic periods (A.D. 300-800), including the changing nature of influence and contacts with foreign groups reaching central Mexico. The great antiquity of Chac, the presence of numerous substructures, and the variety of architectural styles in the Great Pyramid Plaza suggest that the site was an originator of the Early Puuc architectural style. It is argued that the major ritual offering below the central monument at the Gran Plaza re-creates the "turquoise" hearth reenacting the birth of the Fifth Sun at Teotihuacan. These new data are transforming understanding of the Puuc Maya and their relations with greater Mesoamerica
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · China · Civilization · Ethnology · Geography · Hearth · Maya · Mesoamerica · Period (music · Prehistory · Pyramid (geometry · Style (visual arts · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Latin American history and culture · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Architecture · History
History and mythology of the Aztecs
Teotihuacan
The Indian background of colonial Yucatan
Mesoamerica after the decline of Teotihuacan, A.D. 700-900
The Return of Quetzalcoatl
A Teotihuacan Presence at Chac Ii, Yucatan, Mexico
An Early Classic Center in the Puuc Region
Before the Florescence
INTCAL98 Radiocarbon Age Calibration, 24,000-0 cal BP
Commodity or Gift
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire
Mesoamerica's Classic Heritage
An Interpretation of the Cave underneath the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico
An Estimate of Mortality in a Pre-Columbian Urban Population
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |