THE BUILT SPACE, ITS INTERPRETIVE DIMENSION AND A CODED MESSAGE: THE TRIADIC ENSEMBLE OF THE BALAM GROUP OF THE GREAT CENTRAL ACROPOLIS, PETEN GUATEMALA.

Summary

This is an abstract from the "From Origins to Collapses:  New Insights in the Cultural and Natural Processes of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The architecture of the acropolis-type complexes of triadic pattern permeates the Preclassic environment in several important cities of the Maya area. These complexes, despite presenting different orientations, dimensions and typology, maintain a typical distribution of a restricted nature in their whole and urban layout that makes them easily recognizable. For several years, a group of peculiar importance has been investigated, given its location in the heart of the city and pre-classic temporality located in the Great Central Acropolis of El Mirador. The Balam Group presents a game of triadic groups on the same stage. A built space that allows for a functional interpretive dimension with a coded message through its constructions, and the sculpture integrated into it, which as a whole represents the seat of power of a segment of Maya royalty.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• From Origins to Collapses:  New Insights in the Cultural and Natural Processes of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin

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Abstract Id(s): 53530