Chiapas and Teotihuacan: Multidirectional Interactions

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Inter-regional Relations of the Zoque Province and its Surrounding Areas." session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Evidence from several sites in Chiapas dating to the Early Classic point to complex interactions between local Zoque populations and many Mesoamerican regions. This paper will focus on the multidirectional nature of interactions between Teotihuacan and these communities. Trade and exchange between these two distant regions began early in the Late Preclassic, but became increasingly more complex during the Early Classic. The material signature of these interactions points to a growing cosmopolitanism perhaps especially among elite circles, but that also led to stylistic innovation in art, ceramics, and perhaps also lithic production. The innovations will be seen in light of formations and negotiations of identity at Teotihuacan and in the various sites where we see material references to contacts.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Inter-regional Relations of the Zoque Province and its Surrounding Areas.   •
• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

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Abstract Id(s): 50993