The Case of Cuyuxquihui: A Postclassic Site near El Tajín

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Understanding the Mexican Gulf Coast Postclassic" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Cuyuxquihui sits high above the Tecolutla Valley, about 20 km southeast of the site of El Tajín. The site may be dated generally to the Postclassic and is one of the larger and more complex sites from that period in the region. The relationship of Cuyuxquihui to the decline and abandonment of El Tajín has been a subject of some conjecture. This presentation will focus on patterns in the construction of urban space (especially ballcourts) and types of elite material culture found at the site and how they differ from what went before in the Tajín region, in hopes of better defining the relationship of the local Epiclassic and Postclassic elite culture in the Tecolutla valley and nearby El Tajín.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Understanding the Mexican Gulf Coast Postclassic

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Abstract Id(s): 50443