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CONTROL, COLLAPSE, AND RESILIENCE AT RÍO AMARILLO IN THE COPAN VALLEY, HONDURAS

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Cameron L. McNeil Open the ORCID record for Cameron L. McNeil [Opens in a new window] ,
Edy Barrios Open the ORCID record for Edy Barrios [Opens in a new window] ,
Zachary X. Hruby ,
Nathan J. Meissner ,
Alexandre Tokovinine ,
Mauricio Díaz García  and
Walter Burgos Morakawa
Cameron L. McNeil*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, New York 10468, United States
Edy Barrios
Affiliation:
Proyecto Arqueológico Río Amarillo, Copán, Barrio La Tejera, Copan Ruinas, Departamento de Copan, Honduras
Zachary X. Hruby
Affiliation:
Anthropology Department, North Kentucky University, Louie B Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41099, United States
Nathan J. Meissner
Affiliation:
Anthropology and Sociology Program, Centre College, 600 West Walnut Street, Danville, Kentucky 40422, United States
Alexandre Tokovinine
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, The University of Alabama, Box 870210, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
Mauricio Díaz García
Affiliation:
Anthropology Program, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
Walter Burgos Morakawa
Affiliation:
Anthropology Program, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
*
E-mail correspondence to: cameron.mcneil@lehman.cuny.edu
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Abstract

This article documents the transition from the Late Classic to Postclassic periods at Río Amarillo, a hinterland outpost of the Copan polity, and at an associated residential group, Site 5, in the Río Amarillo East Pocket of the Copan Valley. Late Classic period evidence indicates that the site of Río Amarillo operated as an administrative center for the Copan polity with the likely objective of increased agricultural production for the burgeoning population in the Copan Pocket. In the Terminal Classic period, Río Amarillo shared the fate of Copan, with evidence indicating it was burned and sacked. However, unlike the Copan Pocket, many residential groups remained occupied during the Early Postclassic. Here we focus on Site 5. An unbroken occupation from the Late Classic through to the end of the Early Postclassic period, as this site provides a window into an existence without the requirements of tribute given to their western neighbor. We hypothesize that the smaller settlement size and higher amount of rainfall in this valley pocket, as well as a richer and more diversified environment, were important factors in the survival of some of its population.

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Special Section: Rethinking Rurality in Ancient Maya Studies
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , Spring 2022 , pp. 62 - 82
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