Blogs Posts on "Yo'okop"

Caste War fortifications at Ichmul by Archaeological Haecceities on Nov 5, 2009The Cochuah region has not been a peaceful area. At Yo’okop we have evidence of several fortifications that may even date to separate events (such as the Terminal Classic abandonment and the later Postclassic reoccupation and abandonment of the sit...

Carved stairway raisers at Yo’okop by Archaeological Haecceities on Oct 1, 2009Five carved blocks have been found in Group A at Yo’okop. The carved stones are likely from the same building due to their similar carving depths, glyphic compounds and cartouche formats (Wren, et al. in press). It is believed, based upon a local i...

The exciting lives and fates of sascaberas by Archaeological Haecceities on Aug 31, 2009During last year’s fieldwork in the ejido of Tabasco one of the workers took me to the sites of Candelaria and Rancho Benito Juarez (RBJ). Before we came to RBJ he told me that the site has plenty of “cuevas” (caves in Spanish). When he later s...

Albarradas – more interesting than you think by Archaeological Haecceities on Aug 6, 2009One of the most common “architectural” features found during surveys in the northern Maya lowlands are the albarradas. They are particularly common features near inhabited areas. Albarradas are low free-standing walls that divide or enclose space...

Ballcourts in the Cochuah region by Archaeological Haecceities on Aug 2, 2009Before last year’s field season only one ballcourt was known in the Cochuah region. It is located in Group B at Yo’okop in the ejido of Saban. The other major site of the region, Ichmul, lacks a known ballcourt. However, Ichmul has substantial am...

Involutions of materiality by Archaeological Haecceities on Jul 26, 2009I have not produced many blog posts in July. The future frequency will be the same: 2-3 days between my posts. There is a simple reason: I have too much to do right now. I will resubmit two articles (one for Norwegian Archaeological Review and one fo...