Politics and Economics: Motul de San José, Petén

Conclusion

The analysis of the Motul pottery, lithics, figurines, and spindle whorls during the summer of 2003 has advanced our understanding of the organization of Classic Maya economy, and of the relationship between economy and politics at this political center. Manufacturing activities were identified in many of the elite households excavated at this site, and ranged from spinning for the weaving of fine to coarse textiles, chert tool production, to elaborate polychromy production and molded to modeled figurine manufacture. This crucial laboratory analysis has brought to completion the first stage of the Motul de San José Project and now allows us to propose a more intensive second stage focusing on the regional political and economic organization of the Motul polity.

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