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The Postclassic sequence of Tancah and Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexicoessay 1985 • Miller, Arthur G.
Postclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This study '…presents the distinct and differing Postclassic chronological development of three classes of material culture at Tancah-Tulum: ceramics, architecture, and murals' (p. 31). The author notes that while the chronology of these three materi...From the Maya marginsessay 1986 • Miller, Arthur G.
Postclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Miller sees the Postclassic starting in 1230 B.P. (770 A.D.) as signaled by changes in the murals and architecture in Quintana Roo. These changes were brought about by a migration of Chontal Maya along the coast. A second migration occurred around 60...