Archaeological Reconnaissance at Tixan: Explorations in the Southern Sierra del Lacandón National Park, Petén, Guatemala

La Técnica

The site of La Técnica is located in the modern community of the same name, on the Guatemalan side of the Usumacinta River. Community streets wind around some mounds, some structures have been destroyed by expansion of the town, and others currently serve as the foundation for modern buildings. The site of La Técnica corresponds to a series of mounds, between approximately 1 and 4 meters in height. La Técnica was first investigated by Paulino Morales, who reports that settlement is from the Late Preclassic through Early Classic periods (Morales 2001: 1). Ceramics found in road cuts by SLRAP members support this observation. Interestingly, one of the architectural groups corresponds to an "E Group" pattern, with a pyramid on the west side of a patio (Structure 4) and a long, two-leveled structure on the east (Structure 2) (Figure 30).

It is not possible to ascertain the original form or extent of settlement in La Técnica, due to modern disturbance of the site, but it appears to represent a small Preclassic center that may have been of some local importance.

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