Investigating Middle Preclassic Domestic Occupations of the Puuc Region, Yucatán, Mexico

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Bolonchen Regional Archaeological Project: 25 Years of Research in the Puuc" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Research conducted by the Bolonchen Regional Archaeological Project over the last several decades has firmly established the presence of Middle Preclassic occupations across the Puuc region. Survey and excavation at sites such as Xocnaceh, Yaxhom, and Kiuic have identified and confirmed the antiquity of a variety of forms of Middle Preclassic public architecture. Domestic compounds have also been identified through survey. This paper examines Middle Preclassic household archaeology across the northern Maya Lowlands and reviews the relationships between domestic architecture and public spaces. At the Middle Preclassic Puuc village of Paso del Macho, domestic architecture was constructed in the site center upon initial occupation around 900 BC but was eventually covered by public architecture around 500 BC. Domestic architecture then began to spread outward from the settlement core and increasingly began to diversify with regards to formal construction characteristics and layout. Recovered ceramics suggest little differentiation in pottery economics between public spaces and domestic compounds, indicating that social differentiation may have other material proxies.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)   •
• The Bolonchen Regional Archaeological Project: 25 Years of Research in the Puuc

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Abstract Id(s): 38468.0