Abstract:Las ruinas de Tonina, ubicadas en el valle de Ocosingo, municipio del mismo nombre, se conocen desde principios del siglo XVIII por un texto anónimo llamado "Isagoge histórica apologética". Durante el siglo XIX, fueron visitadas o descritas por Dupaix (1808) y Juarros (1823) i en 1840 por Stephens y Catherwood, que lo denominan Tonilá, y finalmente por Seler en 1898. Después de una primera visita en 1922, Frans Blom, junto con O. La Farge regresa en 1925, durante la expedición organizada por la Universidad de … Show more
“…Not counting the hidden staircase area, the area of fill that constituted the plaza was approximately 90 x 80 m; using an average depth of 4.5 m, we calculate a construction volume of 32,400 m 3 , a massive undertaking of human labor and collective effort. The use of massive artificial terraces and limestone fills served to amplify horizontal space in a mountain environment, and similar techniques are observed at other highland Chiapas monumental zones, including Moxviquil (Paris, 2012), Yerba Buena (Bryant, 1988), Chinkultic (Ball 1980: 109), and Toniná (Becquelin and Taladoire, 1981;Taladoire, 2016). More broadly, they are also part of a long history of horizontal monumental architecture in southeast Mesoamerica, specifically artificial plateau and large platform construction, as exemplified by large artificial plateaus at the site of Aguada Fénix, Tabasco, dated to 1000-800 BC (Inomata et al, 2020).…”
Section: The Construction History Of the Main Plazamentioning
This study investigates the shifting meanings and practices inscribed on the Main Plaza at the ancient Maya city of Tenam Puente. Plazas are fundamental features of ancient Mesoamerican cities that were important sites for civic activities such as mass spectacles, ceremonies, private rituals, feasting. More recently, certain plazas have also been documented as permanent or periodic marketplaces. New radiocarbon dates and stratigraphic test excavations provide evidence for several important transformations in the built landscape of Tenam Puente’s Main Plaza, including renovations to the site’s principal ballcourt, a large filling and resurfacing event, and a significant addition to the plaza’s volume for the purpose of building a semi-enclosed marketplace plaza. These results provide insight into the evolving nature of public space at the site, from a focus on private rituals and dynastic rule, to an emphasis on mass spectacle, commercial activity, and civic engagement.
“…Not counting the hidden staircase area, the area of fill that constituted the plaza was approximately 90 x 80 m; using an average depth of 4.5 m, we calculate a construction volume of 32,400 m 3 , a massive undertaking of human labor and collective effort. The use of massive artificial terraces and limestone fills served to amplify horizontal space in a mountain environment, and similar techniques are observed at other highland Chiapas monumental zones, including Moxviquil (Paris, 2012), Yerba Buena (Bryant, 1988), Chinkultic (Ball 1980: 109), and Toniná (Becquelin and Taladoire, 1981;Taladoire, 2016). More broadly, they are also part of a long history of horizontal monumental architecture in southeast Mesoamerica, specifically artificial plateau and large platform construction, as exemplified by large artificial plateaus at the site of Aguada Fénix, Tabasco, dated to 1000-800 BC (Inomata et al, 2020).…”
Section: The Construction History Of the Main Plazamentioning
This study investigates the shifting meanings and practices inscribed on the Main Plaza at the ancient Maya city of Tenam Puente. Plazas are fundamental features of ancient Mesoamerican cities that were important sites for civic activities such as mass spectacles, ceremonies, private rituals, feasting. More recently, certain plazas have also been documented as permanent or periodic marketplaces. New radiocarbon dates and stratigraphic test excavations provide evidence for several important transformations in the built landscape of Tenam Puente’s Main Plaza, including renovations to the site’s principal ballcourt, a large filling and resurfacing event, and a significant addition to the plaza’s volume for the purpose of building a semi-enclosed marketplace plaza. These results provide insight into the evolving nature of public space at the site, from a focus on private rituals and dynastic rule, to an emphasis on mass spectacle, commercial activity, and civic engagement.
“…El Fragmento 34a estaba asociado con la escalera derecha de la estructura E5-2, en tanto que el Fragmento 34b, con la Estructura E5-13. Gracias a que en estos dos fragmentos aparece parte de la Serie Inicial del texto (A3–A5), Peter Mathews (Becquelin y Baudez 1982:649–650) pudo fechar la inscripción para 9.10.0.0.0 1 Ajaw 8 K'ayab, 25 de enero de 633 d.C. (véase Ayala Falcón 1995:153–154). Figura 5.(a–c) El Monumento 181 que muestra al primer Ti’ Huun de Tonina.…”
Section: El Monumento 181 De Toninaunclassified
“…Se cuenta con 8 fragmentos de la pieza — la cual recientemente ha sido restaurada — siendo los de mayores dimensiones las partes inferior y superior de la estela descubiertas por Yadeún en 1992. Otros dos fragmentos que se ubican en la parte superior izquierda de la estela fueron descubiertos por la Misión Arqueológica Francesa en 1972 (Becquelin y Baudez 1982:1251, Figure 64). Otras tres piezas no cuentan con información sobre su descubrimiento.…”
El gobierno de K'ihnich Bahlam Chapaht corresponde a uno de los más longevos de todos los gobernantes conocidos de Tonina. Con excepción de su nacimiento y entronización, conocidos por referencias retrospectivas muy reiteradas, es poco lo que se conoce de su vida. Sin embargo, gracias al recientemente restaurado Monumento 181 y al altar identificado como Monumento 182, hemos logrado reconstruir pormenores adicionales de su gobierno. En el presente ensayo, presentamos nuevos datos sobre ritualidad y jerarquía político-religiosa en Tonina durante el reinado de K'ihnich Bahlam Chapaht resultado del análisis de estos dos monumentos.
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