Transversal (Other Keyword)
1-1 (1 Record)
The Highland Maya Conquests of the Northern Transversal Strip from the Early Postclassic through the 21st Century (2017)
DOCUMENT
Citation Only
Salinas de los Nueve Cerros was a massive city in west-central Guatemala that was built around the only non-coastal salt source in the Maya lowlands. In spite of this lowland location, highlanders were drawn to it for its agricultural potential and the rich concentration of salt. In this paper, we will look at the three major colonization attempts of the saltworks and the surrounding region by Maya highlanders—the Early Postclassic, the conquest period, and the late 20th century. After the city...