The Late Postclassic Eastern Frontier of Mesoamerica: Cultural Innovation Along the Periphery [and Comments and Replies]

Arqueología de Jalapa: Tres sitios, tres historias

“…Plano de El Durazno. Fuente: (Fox, 1981). Fox (1981) denominó el sitio como Pinula Viejo y en su intento de localizar un nombre histórico, le llamó Pancag, dato erróneo, ya que los cakchiqueles (Otzoy, 1999) se referían a la antigua ciudad de Santa Catarina Pinula.…”

“…Fuente: (Fox, 1981). Fox (1981) denominó el sitio como Pinula Viejo y en su intento de localizar un nombre histórico, le llamó Pancag, dato erróneo, ya que los cakchiqueles (Otzoy, 1999) se referían a la antigua ciudad de Santa Catarina Pinula. Otro dato que no se comparte de su plano es la orientación del Norte y de algunos edificios, situación que puede obedecer a que durante su visita, el lugar aún no era reconocido como sagrado, por lo cual su mantenimiento no era continuo y pudo estar cubierto de maleza y otros cultivos.…”

Maya Heterarchy as Inferred From Classic-Period Plaza Plans

“…Toward the end of the Classic period, we see the simultaneous construction of a pair of temples of the same size on the east. This may be a Terminal Classic phenomenon representing a cognitive change as yet unknown, possibly related to the much later doubleand equal-size temples on the east, built on a single substructure, known from later Aztec architecture (Fox 1981(Fox , 1987.…”

“…While the most elaborate house groups might represent high status or elite residences, Tourtellot's observation, noted earlier, should be kept in mind. Ranking "houses" or "courtyard groups" by size in areas where a series of discrete architectural groups can be found is an extension of the regional rank-size analysis of Maya sites pioneered by Richard Adams and Richard C. Jones (1981;Adams 1982). More recently, Daniel Potter and Eleanor King (1995:21) examined regional rank-size analyses as applied to Maya sites.…”

Mesoamerica as a Concept: An Archaeological View from Central America

“…Since the early 1970s, perspectives on Central America's role in New World cultural development have been changing. Alternatives proposed to a culture area encompassing Central America include the application of the models of frontier and boundary (Fox 1981;Healy 1984;Helms 1975;Lange 1976Lange , 1979Sharer 1974), interaction sphere (Freidel 1979;Smith and Heath-Smith 1980) and local evolutionary models (Creamer and Haas 1985;Drolet n.d.), acculturation (Ashmore, Schortman, and Urban 1982;Henderson et al 1979;Leventhal, Demarest, and Willey 1982), core and periphery distinctions, and world system (Blanton et al 1981). All have been utilized to examine the relationship between Central America, the Maya area, and Mexico in pre-Columbian times.…”