The Late and Terminal Classic-Period Causeway Systems of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

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ID6034236
AuthorsRafael Cobos (0000-0001-6409-7348, Tulane University, corresponding author), Terance L Winemiller (Louisiana State University)
Year2001
Volume12
Issue2
Pages283-291
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAncient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0956536101122066
OpenAlexW2097121139
LanguageEN
Citations received21

In this paper, we present the results of our recent research on the ancient causeways at the site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan. We first discuss some of the field methods we employed to map and facilitate the discovery of previously unrecorded causeways at the site. We also consider the spatial patterning and chronology of the Late and Terminal Classic periods causeway system at Chichen Itza and make inferences about the functional significance of linked terminal groups and the site-core. The Chichen Itza causeway systems reveals two important moments of Chichen Itza internal structure. During the Late Classic period, Chichen Itza was a socially homogeneous community organized by a loose and decentralized government. During the Terminal Classic period, the causeway system mirrors a centrally governed hierarchically organized community

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Homogeneous · Maya · Period (music · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology

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