Chinkultic. Circulation within an archaeological site on the Eastern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico

One of the topics landscape archaeology deals with is the circulation of people, in massive concurrences, in transit through large centers, mainly during civic and religious ceremonies. This essay proposes a circuit through the different spaces and architectural settings that conform Chinkultic, by...

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Autor: Navarrete Cáceres, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Anales de Antropología
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70450
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/antropologia/article/view/70450
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Maya archaeology
architecture
circulation
religion
symbolism
Arqueología Maya
arquitectura
circulación
religión
simbolismo
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Sumario:One of the topics landscape archaeology deals with is the circulation of people, in massive concurrences, in transit through large centers, mainly during civic and religious ceremonies. This essay proposes a circuit through the different spaces and architectural settings that conform Chinkultic, by relating the representation on stelae and their distribution, the possible function of buildings and the symbolic orientation established between a scenic ensemble, a pyramid at the top of a hill and a water filled cenote.