The rise, expansion, and endurance of Kaanul
The view from northwestern Peten
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomás Barrientos Q (0000-0001-5573-4288, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, corresponding author), Marcello A Canuto (0000-0001-7838-0697, Tulane University), David Stuart (0000-0002-3817-7421), David E Stuart (0000-0001-9143-053X, Artistic Realization Technologies) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 689-707 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536122000189 |
| OpenAlex | W4403086837 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
The ancient Maya political landscape was permeated by regional systems of political asymmetry. These hegemonic networks fluctuated through time, but the steady presence of a few especially dominant polities shows that they were a persistent feature with very real sociopolitical effects. Based on research carried out at the sites of La Corona and Achiotal, and epigraphic studies in many other sites in the Maya Central Lowlands, we offer a general interpretation of the historical and sociopolitical development of one of these hegemonic polities: the Kaanul dynasty. Combining epigraphic and archaeological data, we discuss the Early Classic political landscape in the northern Peten region (“Chatahn” Winik, Suutz', and Sak Wahyis), as well as the development and maintenance of political relations with the Kaanul dynasty for over two centuries. These data allow us to suggest that the northwestern Peten was not only a strategic point for the initial expansion of the Kaanul dynasty in the sixth century a.d., but also an important lynchpin for the maintenance of its hegemonic control in the seventh and eighth centuries a.d. We suggest that epigraphic and archaeological data of the northern Peten from the Classic period help to illuminate how a unique regional hegemony over the Maya Lowlands was achieved and maintained
Archaeology · Geography · Hegemony · Maya · Political science · Politics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical Studies in Central America · History · Latin American history and culture · Law
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |