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SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN A MIDDLE PRECLASSIC COMMUNITY: ELITE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES AT CEIBAL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2017

Daniela Triadan ,
Victor Castillo ,
Takeshi Inomata ,
Juan Manuel Palomo ,
María Belén Méndez ,
Mónica Cortave ,
Jessica MacLellan ,
Melissa Burham  and
Erick Ponciano
Daniela Triadan*
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Victor Castillo
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Takeshi Inomata
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Juan Manuel Palomo
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85701
María Belén Méndez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Mónica Cortave
Affiliation:
Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Jessica MacLellan
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Melissa Burham
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Erick Ponciano
Affiliation:
Registro de Información Catastral, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación, Guatemala City, Guatemala
*
E-mail Correspondence to: [email protected]
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Abstract

Excavations in large platforms in the center of Ceibal revealed extensive early Middle Preclassic constructions. They consisted of extensive clay platforms that supported low basal structural platforms. Although the function of the earliest platform, Sulul, during the Real-Xe 1 and 2 phases (950–775 b.c.) is not clear, the one built during the Real-Xe 3 phase (775–700 b.c.) likely supported multiple residential buildings. The emphasis on elevating this domestic space above the natural land surface and the communal labor involved in these constructions indicate that they were most likely inhabited by an emergent elite. These places were continuously remodeled and used until the end of the Middle Preclassic. This new data from Ceibal contributes significantly to our understanding of the processes involved in the transition to a sedentary lifestyle and the development of social and political differentiation in the Maya lowlands.

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Special Section: After 40 Years—Revisiting Ceibal to Investigate the Origins of Lowland Maya Civilization
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , Spring 2017 , pp. 233 - 264
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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