Revival of Northern Maya Postclassic City-States

Timeline

1. c. 1071–1075Great Plaza of Chichén Itzá · Yucatán PeninsulaChichén Itzá consolidated control over several subject settlements in northern Yucatán during this period, and its ritual centers continued to expand, indicating Postclassic elite power shifting from dispersion toward concentration.
2. c. 1075–1080Caribbean-coast trading ports of the Yucatán Peninsula · Caribbean coastDistribution of archaeological potsherds and imported goods shows that early Postclassic Maya city-states obtained obsidian, jade, and salt products by sea, with trade profits fueling the north's renewed expansion.