Relaciones centro-peninsulares durante el periodo Clásico Tardío

Abstract

Formal patio group analyses from twenty three archaeological sites in the Chenes Region identify certain architectural and spatial homologies among sites within the Central and Northwestern Yucatan Peninsula area. Chenes ceramics analyses not only confirm George Brainerds hypothesis regarding regional and temporal variation for Medium Slatewares produced in Yucatan Peninsula, but also emphasize similar formal repertoires and paste composition between Late Classic regional polychrome traditions and contemporary pre-Cehpech medium slatewares. These data also suggest that innovative ceramic techniques began in the Central Peninsular area during the late phase of the Early Classic Period may have inspired pre-Cehpech monochrome slateware production that would later replace regional polychrome traditions throughout the greater Northern Lowlands. Finally, shared ceramic and architectural spatial similarities in this area points to possible social and political conditions prevailing in certain areas during the Late and Terminal Classic Periods, and that these conditions may have been adopted, slightly modified, and reproduced in important Postclassic urban centers, such as Chichen ltza and Mayapan.