Definition: The site of Mayapan is a Late Postclassic Maya (1200-1441 AD) city on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, covering some four square kilometers and housing 12,000 people at its height around 1250 AD. The site was founded about 1200-1250 AD, after the fall of Chichen Itza. Excavations at the site were conducted in the 1940s and 1950s by researchers at the Carnegie Institute, including H.E. Pollock and Tatiana Proskouriakoff. Recent investigations have been undertaken by a team led by Marilyn Masson at University of Albany-SUNY.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
