Isotopic proveniencing at Classic Copan and in the southern periphery of the Maya Area: A new perspective on multi-ethnic society

Suzuki, Shintaro; Nakamura, S.; Price, T. Douglas

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101228

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“…Both individuals are archaeologically classified as low rank. Their oxygen isotope ratios support an origin from highland areas, with CpM34 potentially being local, as indicated by the strontium isotope ratio falling within the baseline range in Copan (0.7052 -0.7072) (12). However, CpM0203 exhibits an unusually high strontium isotope value (0.7117); such elevated values are observable in the Maya Mountains of southern Belize ( 14), the Guatemala Highlands (35), or western Honduras (36) within Central America.…”

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“…Secondly, our sampling is non-random, focusing on individuals from the same residential or patio groups (Table 1). Considering the observed archaeological and isotopic variation across Copan sites (12)(13)(14), a more extensive and denser sampling of ancient genomes will be essential to trace the temporal and regional diversity of the population within the state, which will then provide a more comprehensive understanding of the dual-ancestral structure proposed here for the Classic Copan.…”

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“…Inscriptions from Copan reveal that the first dynastic founder, K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’, was an outsider who assumed power in 426 CE and arrived at Copan in 427 CE ( 3 , 10 , 11 ). Isotopic analysis with tooth enamel provides further support on the archaeological and epigraphic data by uncovering significant variation in the places of origins among human remains discovered at the Copan sites ( 12 ). Notably, this variation is more pronounced among elites, including the first and subsequent kings, than among commoners ( 13 , 14 ).…”

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Ancient genomics reveals a genetic continuum with dual structure in the Classic Copan

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Copan was a major capital at the southeasternmost of the Maya civilization, serving as a crossroads connecting Central and South America. In 426/427 CE, the city witnessed the establishment of a royal dynasty, which endured for approximately 400 years. Despite extensive historical and archaeological records, there remains limited information regarding the genetic origins of people who resided in Copan. Here, we present seven Classic Copan genomes including an enigmatic dynastic ruler and his sacrificed companion. Our analysis identifies a high genetic affinity of the Classic Copan with present-day Maya. Both groups exhibit an admixture of Mesoamerican and South American Farmer (SAF) ancestry, with a shift in a dominant component from SAF to Mesoamerican. At the individual level, commoners show a more prominent SAF ancestry, while the royal individual demonstrates nearly equal contributions from two ancestors. These results highlight a dual ancestral structure in this geographic extreme of the Classic Maya state, uncovering a cline of Mesoamerican ancestry across individuals.

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“…How did migration modify the social fabric of the settlements during and after out-migration? Beyond categorically affirming their presence and impact on ancient Maya society (Freiwald 2011; Price et al 2008, 2010, 2014; Suzuki et al 2020; Wright 2012), more specific inferences regarding the motivations and social dynamics behind the elevated intra- and interregional mobility still remain speculative, at least for the era before the so-called Maya collapse.…”

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Health Among Classic-Period Urban and Rural Maya: A Regional Perspective

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2022

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Health benefits among the members of state-level societies may vary depending on sex, social privilege, and whether the individual resides in an urban or rural setting. Human skeletal remains are prone to express individual life experiences and, ultimately, well-being. This research elaborates on these correlates by contextualizing the physiological stresses among Classic Maya hinterland populations in comparison to their urban peers. Comparisons are made using the frequencies and expression of enamel hypoplasia, caries, porotic hyperostosis, infectious osteomyelitis/subperiosteal reaction and osteoporosis in 842 adult skeletons of both sexes from 63 peripheral and centric, inland, lowland settlements. The results suggest problematic inland weaning diets and higher infectious load among rural populations. While comparisons between urban and rural lifeways show inconsistent load differences, our results indicate repeated distinctions between the sexes. We cautiously interpret this pattern as an indication of a physically demanding regime of rural life compared to a more sedentary routine among urban peers and gendered lifestyles in general. We conclude that apart from these distinctions (and potential sample biases), the health costs versus benefits impacted rural lifestyles in a complex and non-uniform fashion during the first millennium a.d., rejecting clear-cut hierarchical conceptualizations while inviting more nuanced causal explorations.

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“…Al mismo tiempo, el enfoque discursivo en Yax K'uk' Mo' como héroe cultural de la ciudad permitió que, con el paso de los siglos, la identidad estatal copaneca se expresara de manera más idiosincrática, y se abriera hacia identidades menos dominantes. Por ejemplo, el panteón de las deidades patronas fue ampliado en varias ocasiones, integrando a dioses locales -algunos probablemente de origen no maya-en el culto estatal (Baron 2013: 180, 219-220;Prager 2013: 373-374;Kupprat 2019: 56-57), un desarrollo que coincide con un creciente registro de migrantes del oeste de Honduras en Copán (Suzuki et al 2020). Esto indica que la memoria cultural maya, impuesta y controlada por una elite pequeña, fue refutada por memorias subalternas y se tuvo que transformar ante las presiones sociales para asegurar la integridad de las estructuras estatales.…”

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Repensando las teorías de la memoria desde la etnografía y la arqueología

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2022

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Este artículo explora la utilidad de una serie de conceptos relacionados con las teorías de la memoria para la antropología. Primero, se discuten los términos básicos de recuerdo y memoria, y conceptos derivados como memoria procedural, priming, memoria perceptual, memoria semántica, memoria episódica, memoria colectiva, memoria social, memoria histórica y memoria cultural. Posteriormente, se establecen pautas metodológicas para el estudio de la memoria cultural a partir de dos estudios de caso, uno etnográfico y otro arqueológico. El primer caso ilustra la transmisión intergeneracional de los recuerdos de un evento disruptivo y traumático y su integración en la memoria cultural de la comunidad a través de un proceso de institucionalización y ritualización en prácticas comunitarias y medios tangibles. El segundo caso muestra que los cambios en las expresiones hegemónicas de la memoria cultural pueden revelar transformaciones identitarias y conflictos discursivos que, a su vez, indican la complejidad de las relaciones sociales. La discusión metodológica pone especial énfasis en los procesos de comunicación y la transmisión de recuerdos. El acercamiento escogido es solo una de varias vías analíticas posibles, pero muestra la utilidad del modelo de memoria cultural para abordar los temas de identidad, poder y relaciones sociales en un marco conceptual que facilita la comparación de casos a través de varias disciplinas.

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Isotopic proveniencing at Classic Copan and in the southern periphery of the Maya Area: A new perspective on multi-ethnic society

Cited by 11 publications

References 29 publications

Ancient genomics reveals a genetic continuum with dual structure in the Classic Copan

Ancient genomics reveals a genetic continuum with dual structure in the Classic Copan

Health Among Classic-Period Urban and Rural Maya: A Regional Perspective

Repensando las teorías de la memoria desde la etnografía y la arqueología

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