5 Political Orgaivizatioii and Interaction in Southern Belize
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چکیده
Inland Toledo District, Eelize, is rich in Classic period archaeological sites. Among the most important Maya centers and cities oe Pusilhd. Uxbenka, Lubaantun, ctnd Nim Li Punit. lfthat has not been certain is whether these sites formed distinct political or eonomic units. A particular problem in answering lhis questian has been chronologlUntil recently, it has not been clear if dcse sites were all cantemporary, and if so, when the1, were occupied. Recent archseological and epigraphic research at Pusilhd ttnd Uxbenka demonstrate that these sites were at least partially contemporary with Nim Li Punit and Lubaantun. All f,our sites were occupied during the *h centuty A.D.. that is, during the second hatf of the Late Classic period. Our paper reviews the chronologt of inland Toledo District and concludes that these four sites formed distinct polities.
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