Archaeological Reconnaissance at Tixan: Explorations in the Southern Sierra del Lacandón National Park, Petén, Guatemala
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Research Year:  2005
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Classic
Location:  Petén, Guatemala
Site:  Tixan, Sierra del Lacandón National Park, Unión Maya Itza, Oso Negro, Cueva de Tres Entradas, La Pasadita, El Túnel, La Técnica, El Kinel

Table of Contents

Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Unión Maya Itza
Oso Negro
Cueva de Tres Entradas
La Pasadita
El Túnel
Tixan
La Técnica
El Kinel
Discussion and Conclusions
The Future of the Sierra del Lacandón National Park
Personnel of the 2005 Sierra del Lacandón Regional Archaeology Field Team
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Sources Cited

Abstract

This report describes the results of three weeks of reconnaissance in the southern portions of the Sierra del Lacandón National Park, Petén, Guatemala. This area is the source of numerous looted monuments that can be attributed to the Classic Maya kingdom of Yaxchilán. These looted monuments include a lintel that was intercepted in 2004 by Guatemalan authorities in the modern community of Retalteco, located near the southern end of the park. Prompted by the recovery of this monument, members of the Sierra del Lacandón Regional Archaeology Project (SLRAP) attempted to visit an area of the park known as Tixan, which is reported to contain vaulted structures and is a possible source of this monument. Three weeks of reconnaissance in the southern portion of the Sierra del Lacandón National Park has provided a more complete understanding of settlement within the Yaxchilán kingdom.

Submitted 08/31/2005 by:
Andrew K. Scherer
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Wagner College
ascherer@wagner.edu

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