Ancient Maya Cityscapes: Insights from Lagartera and Margarita, Quintana Roo, Mexico

This study examines the spatial organization and long-term development of two ancient Maya centres Lagartera and Margarita located in south-central Quintana Roo, Mexico, that were occupied from the Middle Preclassic (ca. 500 B.C.) to the Terminal Classic (ca. A.D. 1000). Archaeological research at these two sites was designed to investigate the socio-political factors responsible for their different layouts. Spatial data, obtained through survey and mapping, and chronological data, obtained thro…