The Growth of Piedras Negras, Guatemala
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Research Year:  2002
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Late Classic
Location:  Northeast Guatemala
Site:  Piedras Negras

Table of Contents

Summary
Introduction and Background
Chronology: History of Piedras Negras
Household Growth Mimics the Center’s Growth
Interhousehold Differences
Lithics
Figurines
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Sources Cited

Summary

This project examines the growth and development of Piedras Negras, Guatemala through its residential groups. This center developed from a small village to a primary political center in a sudden Late Classic growth spurt. The development of the polity is paralleled by its residences. Two residential patio groups in the U sector developed along similar trajectories but with clear economic differences. These differences reflect the heterogeneity in the center in terms of artifact distribution.

Submitted 03/14/2003 by:
Zachary Nelson
zn@email.byu.edu

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