Terminal Classic Maya Political Organization from the Perspective of a Secondary Site Cochuah Region, Quintana Roo

Summary

This paper focuses on characteristics of a secondary center and its satellite settlements to provide evidence for the nature of political organization in the Cochuah Region during the Terminal Classic Period. The examination of these settlements gives insight into the political organization of a secondary center which otherwise would not be available if investigation was limited to the primary centers. The data used for investigation of the nature of political organization during this time are the regional settlement pattern, individual site layouts and site architecture. The goal is to use the presence and distribution of elements of rulership reflected in the architecture within sites of this region to determine the political organization. The examination of political organization from the perspective of a secondary site represents an alternate but complementary approach to the existing study of Maya political organization.

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• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)

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