The rise of the Kaanu'l kingdom and the city of Dzibanche
Por:
Estrada-Belli, F, Balanzario, S, Velásquez, E
Publicada:
1 oct 2024
Ahead of Print:
1 oct 2024
Resumen:
The Kaanu'l dynasty ruled a hegemonic state with political influence over much of the Classic Maya Lowlands between a.d. 520 and 751. The present article introduces the subject for a special section of the journal, which refocuses attention on the archaeological zone of Dzibanche in southern Quintana Roo, Mexico, where new data are emerging about the origins of the Kaanu'l dynasty, its urban organization, and its connections to neighboring centers. In this article, we present new data from a recent lidar survey as well as from previous work by Enrique Nalda's Instituto Nacional de Antropolog & iacute;a e Historia (INAH) project to reevaluate Dzibanche's characteristics vis-a-vis its rise as a kingdom with far-reaching political influence. We complement these archaeological data with epigraphic information from new monuments and reanalysis of existing ones based on 3D scanning to update the list of Dzibanche rulers. We then revisit the chronology of Dzibanche's royal burials proposing correlations with known Early Classic Kaanu'l rulers. Overall, the contributions to this special section present new perspectives on the Kaanu'l's rise to power and its relationship with distant vassals in the crucial period of expansion into northern Peten, leading to the defeat of Tikal and eventually to its transition to a new dynastic seat at Calakmul in the a.d. 630s.
Filiaciones:
Estrada-Belli, F:
Tulane Univ, Middle Amer Res Inst, 6823 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
Balanzario, S:
Ctr INAH, Inst Nacl Antropol & Hist, Ave Insurgentes 974, Chetmal 77025, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Velásquez, E:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Estet, Circuito Mario de la Cueva s-n, CU Coyoacan 04510, Cdmx, Mexico
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