Journal article
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