When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century AD,
inaugurating the Classic period of Maya history that lasted for six centuries and saw the rise …

The Pakbeh Regional Economy Program is studying the vexing questions of economic life
among the ancient Maya in northwestern Yucatan, Mexico. The region constitutes an ideal …

This book examines the functions of sculpture during the Preclassic period in Mesoamerica
and its significance in statements of social identity. Julia Guernsey situates the origins and …

This article examines rural social differentiation in Chunhuayum, Yucatan, a rural village
continuously occupied from approximately 800 bc–ad 1000. Focusing on the late Early …

Burnt lime has played a significant role in daily Maya life since at least as far back as 1100
bc, and yet its ephemeral nature has limited archaeological studies of its production. The …

The three modern Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo compose
roughly half of the Maya area. The northern Maya lowlands, whose southern boundary runs …

Until recently it was postulated that West Mexico was isolated from the cultural region
defined as' Mesoamerica'and especially during the apogee of the city of Teotihuacan …

This article synthesizes monumentality, governance, urbanism, and regional statecraft in the
Northern Maya Lowlands during the Preclassic and Classic periods. As in some parts of the …

I argue that diffusion of Tzakol ceramics was enabled as an effort to overcome social
boundaries established between the second half of the second and the early part of the …

How does state-level political organization develop in small polities located in peripheral
areas? The Pusilha Archaeological Project, which has completed two field seasons, is …