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The Relation between Wealth Accumulation and Political Status in Ancient Maya Civilization

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K13408
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 03050:Archaeology-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University of Foreign Studies

Principal Investigator

Tsukamoto Kenichiro  京都外国語大学, 京都外国語大学ラテンアメリカ研究所, 客員研究員 (20755368)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords古代マヤ文明 / 都市王朝 / 役人 / 都市周縁部 / 富の蓄積 / 政治的地位 / 富の蓄積と政治的地位 / ラカム集団 / 日常生活 / 古典期マヤ文明 / エル・パルマール遺跡 / オステオバイオグラフィー / 黒曜石 / 社会の階層化 / 非王族エリート集団 / 旗手
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、古代マヤ文明における富の蓄積と政治的地位の関係を、考古調査、碑文解読、理化学分析といった総合的なアプローチによって解明することを目的とする。とりわけ、後7~9世紀頃に台頭した、称号を持つ非王族エリート集団に焦点を当てる。碑文に依拠したこれまでの研究は、戦争、交易、儀礼といった活動内容に限定されたために、彼らの経済活動と政治的地位の関係ついて、未だ不明な点が多い。本研究は、碑文と考古資料の比較研究を可能にするメキシコのエル・パルマール遺跡を調査対象とし、マヤ文字が刻まれた階段のある北周縁部において、彼らの指導者の住居址を発掘することにより、この問題を解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The proposed research aimed to reveal the relationship between wealth and political status in ancient Maya society through multifaceted approaches including archaeology, epigraphy, and chemical compositional analyses. Especially, the study focused on people who held the title of lakam (banner) based on excavations at the north outlying group of the El Palmar archaeological site, Mexico. Excavations uncovered lakam's daily life which revealed a discrepancy between wealth and their high political status that inscriptions depict according to limited number of luxury goods. However, the excavations detected throne-like stone benches inside rooms, suggesting that their economic aspects were diverse. I presented these results in international meetings and published in journal articles and co-authored books.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

古代マヤ文明のみならず、メソポタミア、エジプト、ギリシャなどの古代都市の成熟と、称号を持つ役人の登場は相対関係にある。すなわち、都市王朝の発展と役人の関係を明らかにすることは、人類社会の本質に迫れる。本研究は、古代マヤ文明の称号を有する集団の政治的側面のみではなく、これまでほとんど知られていなかった日常生活を発掘や化学分析による総合的な調査によって明らかにできた。
この成果から、古代マヤ社会における政治的地位と富の蓄積の関係を考察した。ラカム集団に関しては、碑文に書かれた高い政治的地位と実際の経済状況に乖離がみられるために、西洋中心的な政治と経済の相関関係では説明できない社会的構造を解明できた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (7 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] コート・ダジュール大学(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] オクラホマ大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 国立自治大学/国立人類学歴史学学院/国立修復保存研究所(メキシコ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア州立大学ロングビーチ校/ミズーリ大学考古科学研究所(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 国立人類学歴史学学院/メキシコ国立自治大学(メキシコ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] メキシコ国立人類学・歴史学大学/メキシコ国立自治大学人類学研究所/メキシコ国立自治大学マヤ研究所(メキシコ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア州立大学ロング・ビーチ校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The Life Course of a Standard-Bearer: A Non-Royal Elite Burial at the Maya Archaeological Site of El Palmar, Mexico2021

    • Author(s)
      Jessica Cerezo-Roman and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Journal Title

      Latin American Antiquity

      Volume: 32 Issue: 2 Pages: 274-291

    • DOI

      10.1017/laq.2020.96

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Upakal K’inich: A Late Classic Period Ruler of El Palmar, Mexico2021

    • Author(s)
      Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Octavio Esparza Olguin, Daniel Salazar Lama, and Luz Evelia Campana Valenzuela
    • Journal Title

      The PARI Journal

      Volume: 22 Pages: 1-20

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Building a High-Resolution Chronology at the Maya Archaeological Site of El Palmar, Mexico2020

    • Author(s)
      Tsukamoto, Kenichiro, Fuyuki Tokanai, Toru Moriya, and Hiroo Nasu
    • Journal Title

      Archaeometry

      Volume: 62 Issue: 6 Pages: 1235-1266

    • DOI

      10.1111/arcm.12580

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Analisis de areas de actividad en el Grupo Guzman de El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico2020

    • Author(s)
      Ceballos Pesina, Xanti S., Agustin Ortiz Burton, Luiz Barba Pingarron, Araceli Vazquez Villegas, and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Journal Title

      Estudios de Cultura Maya

      Volume: 57 Pages: 55-58

    • DOI

      10.19130/iifl.ecm.57.2021.18653

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Internal Distinction and External Affiliation: Practices and Interactions of Maya Standard-Bearers in the El Palmar Dynasty, Mexico2022

    • Author(s)
      Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      The 87th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Introduction: Governing Urban Societies in Ancient Mesoamerica2022

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuya Murakami and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      The 87th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ancient Maya Tool Production and Use of High-Quality Dark Brown Chert at El Palmar (Campeche, Mexico) and Its Hinterlands2022

    • Author(s)
      Kelsey Sullivan and Kenichiro
    • Organizer
      The 87th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Preliminary Results of the Royal Palace at El Palmar, Mexico2022

    • Author(s)
      Katharine Stephens, Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Kelsey Sullivan
    • Organizer
      The 87th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Preliminary Investigations of the Lopez Plaza, a Small Plazuela Compound in El Palmar’s Main Group2022

    • Author(s)
      Rachael Wedemeyer and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      The 87th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Journey to the City of Arts: Spatial Experiences and Emulation of Architectural designs at El Palmar, Mexico2022

    • Author(s)
      Javier Lopez Camacho and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      The 87th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Application of the Geospatial Method to On-Floor Assemblages: A Case Study from the Classic Maya City of El Palmar, Mexico2021

    • Author(s)
      Alexandra Jonassen and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      The 86th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Photogrammetric Documentation of Burials at the Archaeological Site of El Palmar, Mexico2021

    • Author(s)
      Estevan Ramirez and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      The 86th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Craft Specialization in the Hinterland: Lithic Tool Production within Dispersed Urban Landscapes at El Palmar (Campeche, Mexico) and across the Maya Lowlands2021

    • Author(s)
      Kelsey Sullivan, Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Jaime Awe
    • Organizer
      The 86th Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] エル・パルマール王宮における考古学調査の成果報告2021

    • Author(s)
      塚本憲一郎
    • Organizer
      「出ユーラシアの統合的人類史学-文明創出メカニズムの解明-」第4回全体会議
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] エル・パルマール王宮における考古学調査の成果報告2021

    • Author(s)
      塚本憲一郎
    • Organizer
      出ユーラシアの統合的人類史学-文明創出メカニズムの解明-」第4回全体会議
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Performance, Politics, and Monuments in Ancient Maya Plazas of El Palmar2020

    • Author(s)
      Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      Monuments, Arts, and Human Bodies Out of Eurasia in Mexico: The International Academic Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Identidad y desigualdad en la sociedad maya clasica: Resultados recientes del Proyecto Arqueologico El Palmar, Campeche2019

    • Author(s)
      Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Luz Evelia Campana Valenzuela
    • Organizer
      Encuentro Internacional "los investigadores de cultura maya"
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Visualization Techniques and Spatial Analyses of Archaeological Features on Airborne LiDAR Data at the Lowland Maya Site of El Palmar, Mexico2019

    • Author(s)
      Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      Southern California Mesoamerica Network Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Crafting in the Hinterland: Lithic Production and Dispersed Urban Landscapes across the Maya2019

    • Author(s)
      Kelsey J. Sullivan and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Organizer
      Southwest Mesoamerica Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Past in the Present: Introduction to Archaeology. 2nd edition2021

    • Author(s)
      Travis Stanton and Kenichiro Tsukamoto
    • Total Pages
      307
    • Publisher
      Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
    • ISBN
      9781792451485
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Rupture and Transformation of Maya Kingship: From Classic to Postclassic Times2021

    • Author(s)
      Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Octavio Esparza Olguin, Tsubasa Okoshi, Arlen F. Chase, Philippe Nondedeo, M Charlotte Arnauld, and others
    • Total Pages
      472
    • Publisher
      University Press of Florida
    • ISBN
      9780813066691
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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