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Survival and Revival of Terminal Classic Traditions at Postclassic Mayapán

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Susan Milbrath  and
Carlos Peraza Lope
Susan Milbrath
Affiliation:
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 (Milbrath@FLMNH.UFL.edu)
Carlos Peraza Lope
Affiliation:
Centro INAH, Yucatán, Yucatán, México, CP97310 (cperaza.yuc@inah.gob.mx)
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Abstract

Recent INAH excavations and reanalysis of data from the Carnegie Institution archaeological project document the survival and revival of Classic and Terminal Classic traditions at Postclassic Mayapán, the last Maya capital in Mexico. The survival of some Terminal Classic ceramic types and architectural forms at Mayapán around A.D. 1100–1200 reflects a pattern of continuity. A revival of earlier traditions is notable in the erection of stelae marking the katun endings and in Postclassic architecture that incorporates iconographie elements from Terminal Classic Puuc sites and the city of Chichén Itzá. The rulers and priests of Mayapán displayed their connection with the Terminal Classic Maya heritage to assert political power. The Puuc revival at Mayapán is linked with the Xiu priests, whereas the revival of the Itzá heritage of Chichén Itzá is affiliated with the Cocom rulers. Between A.D. 1250 and 1400, revival-style architecture at Mayapán was inspired by local traditions in the area of Yucatán. After A.D. 1400, trade contact with the East Coast inspired new art forms linked with the international style associated with Mixteca-Puebla art.

Las excavaciones recientes del INAH y una revisión de los datos del proyecto arqueológico de la Institución Carnegie indican la sobrevivencia y la revitalización de símbolos de la época del Clásico y Clásico Terminal en la ciudad postelásica de Mayapán, la última capital Maya de México. La supervivencia de algunos tipos cerámicos y formas arquitectónicas del Clásico Terminal en Mayapán entre 1100 d. 1200 d.C. reflejan un patrón de continuidad. Por otro lado, la revitalización de tradiciones anteriores es notable en las estelas que marcan los fines de katun y en la arquitectura posclásica que incorpora elementos icnográficos de sitios del área Puuc y la ciudad de Chichén Itzá. Los gobernantes y sacerdotes de Mayapán manifestaron su conexión con la herencia Maya del Clásico Terminal para asegurar su poder político. La revitalización de patrones del estilo Puuc están conectados con los sacerdotes Xiu, mientras que la revitalización de la herencia Itzá de Chichén Itzá está relacionada con los Cocomes, quienes gobernaban la ciudad. Entre 1250 d.C. y 1400 d.C. la arquitectura de revitalización en Mayapán estuvo inspirada en las tradiciones locales de la zona de Yucatán. Después de 1400 d.C. el contacto con la costa oriental inspiró nuevas formas artísticas ligadas al estilo internacional del arte Mixteca-Puebla.

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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 581 - 606
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Copyright © 2009 by the Society for American Archaeology.

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