Postclassic Maya Activity

Timeline

1. 1150–1159Mayapan · MexicoPostclassic city-states were characterized by joint rule by military nobles and priestly elites; strongholds such as Mayapan integrated the polities of northern Yucatán through alliance and war, continuing the Maya city-state political tradition.
2. 1150–1159Chichén Itzá · MexicoSacred sites such as Chichén Itzá continued to hold ballgames and sacrificial rites; coastal salt production and trade in cacao, feathers, and jade sustained interregional economic ties, while temples and platform structures were continually repaired and expanded.