[Aztlan] Maya trade routes

[Dan]

Estimados Listeros,
The question of trade routes on such rivers should be prefaced with, "when?"
The river system we see today in a deltaic region like E. Tabasco & S.
Campeche is subject to signifcant change over relatively brief periods time.
And even in their present configurations, there is so much interweaving of
streams that names like "Usamacinta" and "Grijalva" are more naming
conventions than separate discreet waterways.  (And as for cities on the
Grijalva... what about Potonchan?  Cimatan?)

Geographer Vince Malmstrom of Dartmouth has a fascinating article on all
this.  "Chontalpa: No Man's Land, or Cradle of Maya Civilization?"  (It's
more about the waterways than the title suggests) Can't attach it here, but
googling "Vince Malmstrom Chontalpa" will lead you straight to a pdf
version.

Dan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org
> [mailto:aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org]On Behalf Of Henry Avila
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:47 AM
> To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org
> Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Maya trade routes
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>
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> In my opinion:
>
> Trade routes where specially marked by cities, of course the mayas used to
> use the rivers as a way of trade, however, the main ways of trade in my
> opinion was those that are followed by cities, e.g., the Usumacinta river
> was particulary marked by cities on its contour (Palenque, Bonampak,
> Yaxchilán, Piedras Negras), the La Pasion river was marked by
> cities on its
> contour as well (Altar de Sacrificios, Ceibal, Dos Pilas, Waká-Perú,
> Aguateca, Cancuén in the end).
>
> In conclusion, I think rivers like Usumacinta and La Pasion they do, were
> used by the mayas as a trade route, rivers like Grijalva maybe they wasnt
> used by the mayas as a trade route because of the missing cities on his
> contour. Again, that is only my opinion.
>
> Regards!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David and Fiona Gray" <davefiona at yahoo.com>
> To: <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:49 PM
> Subject: [Aztlan] Maya trade routes
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >            Was the Grivalja river ever a major trading route
> for the maya.
> Would appreciate any information that i can get.
> >
> >
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