Time and Space at Naachtun: The Chronological Sequence, Settlement, and Land Use Patterns.

Summary

Since 2011, a program of surveying and mapping together with a series of more than 80 test pits have been conducted during four field seasons around the monumental epicenter of Naachtun, over a large residential area covering approximately 175 ha. These programs resulted in an accurate map of constructed and empty spaces, and in a relatively complete sequence of the site's occupation, from the very onset of the Early Classic to the Terminal Classic. The first objective of these investigations is directly related to archaeological issues, since it aims to reconstruct spatial layout of this area through time. The second objective deals with agriculture and subsistence questions: it intends to document land use pattern by identifying and characterizing the different land management features, in connection with residential units. This paper offers a diachronic presentation of the different components of the site, be they social or environmental. The idea is to reconstruct the dynamics of population according to the place where resources were managed, particularly soils and water supplies.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)   •
• Reconstructing Resource Availability, Use, and Management at Naachtun (Guatemala), a Regional Maya Center of the Classic Period

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