Understanding Regional Integration at the Maya Capital of Calakmul

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In this paper we provide a re-evaluation of the relationships between Calakmul and surrounding subsidiary centers, offering a novel approach in understanding Calakmul’s role within the region during the Late Classic period (AD 650-850). This study is based on new lidar and survey data from southern Campeche, Mexico, which enhances our understanding of the settlement patterns and allows for more precise model of interactions to be created. Using GIS and Social Network Analysis, we model regional integration in southern Campeche. Specifically, we determine the area and sites that could have been optimally administered by Calakmul using least-cost GIS analyses and node-level analyses within Social Network Analysis. A discussion regarding regional economic organization is drawn from the results.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 50444