The Life and Death of Homes at Noh K'uh
The Cosmological Ceremonies of Late Preclassic Corporate Maya Households
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6034286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Santiago Juarez (0000-0001-9086-7588), Felipe Alberto Santiago Juárez (0000-0002-4299-0781, Colgate University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 670-689 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| 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/s0956536122000311 |
| OpenAlex | W4322741548 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 69 |
The Late Preclassic (400 b.c.–a.d. 200) site of Noh K'uh in Chiapas, Mexico, is home to extended residential groups that aggregated around a small ceremonial complex at the bottom of the Mensäbäk Basin. Evidence collected from domestic contexts indicates that the Late Preclassic households of this site were organized under corporate political systems that emphasized collective identity and cosmological renewal. This article reveals how the people of Noh K'uh integrated cosmological beliefs and practices within the construction of their dwelling spaces, particularly through using cache deposits and participating in other architectural renewal ceremonies. Residents of Noh K'uh may have engaged in these practices to create “semipublic” gathering spaces for administrative and ceremonial activities at the level of the household
Archaeology · Geography · Maya · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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Between the patio group and the plaza
Connecting households
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |