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Centering the Classic Maya Kingdom of Sak Tz’i’
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Centering the Classic Maya Kingdom of Sak Tz’i’

Abstract

In this article, we provide the results of preliminary archaeological and epigraphic research undertaken at the site of Lacanjá Tzeltal, Chiapas. Field research conducted in 2018, in collaboration with local community members, has allowed us to identify this archaeological site as the capital of a kingdom known from Classic period Maya inscriptions as “Sak Tz’i’” (White Dog). Because all previously known references to the kingdom came from …

Authors

Golden C; Scherer AK; Houston S; Schroder W; Morell-Hart S; del Pilar Jiménez Álvarez S; Van Kollias G; Talavera MYR; Matsumoto M; Dobereiner J

Journal

Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 67–85

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

February 17, 2020

DOI

10.1080/00934690.2019.1684748

ISSN

0093-4690