“…The Early Postclassic period occupation has been suggested due to the presence of Tohil Plumbate and Silho Fine Orange vessels, typically dated from AD 900 to 1100 (Bishop, 2003;Neff and Bishop, 1988;Smith, 1958), as well as copper artifacts such as finger rings and zoomorphic pendants (Laló and Aguilar, 1996). Other cities on the western Maya frontier show similar patterns of material culture and longevity, including Toniná (Becquelin and Baudez, 1982), Chinkultic (Ball, 1980;Navarrete, 2007), Yerba Buena (Bryant, 1988;Culbert, 1965), and Moxviquil (Paris, Taladoire and Lee, 2015;Paris and López, 2017). Sites in nearby regions to the east and south are built on a more open lowland plan, and include sites in the valleys surrounding Las Margaritas (Álvarez,…”