The Sakjol Marketplace of Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Ancient marketplaces serve as invaluable sources of information regarding the political-economic organization of archaeological sites. Marketplaces were important locations within ancient cities serving as nexuses of social, economic, and political interaction. There is a rich collection of ethnohistoric, linguistic, and pictorial evidence indicating the existence of pre-Columbian marketplaces within the Maya region. Despite this, extensive research focusing on ancient Maya marketplaces has only just begun to develop relatively recently. This paper focuses on an unusual double-plaza marketplace at the Maya site of Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico, the range of marketplace activities that took place and the construction history of the plazas. Analysis of materials recovered has provided valuable insight into the activities of the marketplace, in particular evidence of late-stage lithic production, food preparation/vending, and cleaning practices.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36521.0