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Research Year:  2002
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Classic
Location:  Tabasco, México
Sites:  Santa Rosa, Redención del Campesino, Ignacio Allende, Francisco Villa, Álvaro Obregón

Table of Contents

Abstract
Introduction
Research Aims
Research Strategies and Methodology
Landscape and Political Geography
Dempster-Shafer Theory and Site Prediction Modeling
Results of Fieldwork
Ejido Santa Rosa
Ejido Redención del Campesino
Ejido Ignacio Allende
Ejido Francisco Villa
Ejido Álvaro Obregón
Sites Outside the Valley
Site Hierarchy in the Redención del Campesino Valley
Conclusions
List of Figures
List of Plates
Sources Cited

Abstract

During the 2001 field season of The Pomoná Kingdom and its Hinterland Archaeological Project my colleagues and I attended a report on the existence of a wooden box in the community of Álvaro Obregón, Tenosique, Tabasco that contained hieroglyphic inscriptions. The decipherment of these inscriptions suggested that at one point during the Late Classic Period the Valley of Redención del Campesino may had been under the aegis of Piedras Negras, a regional capital located about 30 km to the south of the valley. The main working hypotheses of this project is that control of the secondary sites located at points on the landscape constituted a constant preoccupation to the Maya kings of the region. Considering that the valley itself contains a natural pass through the sierra that represents an important access to the coastal plains, such passage must have been controlled from within the valley. Through the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) a model was designed that would assist us in identifying the areas where the likelihood of finding a site of such relevance would be high. The subsequent archaeological surveys carried out were geared towards the evaluation of this model and represent the first phase of the research project.

Submitted 01/14/2005 by:
Armando Anaya Hernández
armandoanaya777@hotmail.com

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