Redistributive gift-giving and ceremonial exchange in Classic Maya polities, c. 250–900 CE

1. Classic Maya era defined by dated monuments

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Classic Maya, Monumental inscriptions

   • MARC UCSB
   • Britannica

2. Tikal Stela 29 records a key early date

   Jul 8, 292Labels: Tikal, Stela 29

   • Met Museum
   • Mesoweb Dates

3. Teotihuacan-linked takeover reshapes Tikal politics

   Jan 16, 378Labels: Siyaj K, Teotihuacan

   • Mesoweb PARI
   • Mesoweb Dates

4. Copán dynasty founded amid regional connections

   Jan 1, 426Labels: Cop n, K inich

   • ScienceDirect
   • PBS NOVA

5. K’atun endings standardize major public ceremonies

   Dec 9, 435Labels: K atun, Monumental rituals

   • Long Count
   • MARC UCSB

6. Tikal “Hiatus” highlights vulnerability of monument politics

   Jan 1, 562Labels: Tikal Hiatus, Monument politics

   • MARC UCSB
   • Tikal site

7. Caracol and Calakmul defeat Tikal in “star war”

   Apr 29, 562Labels: Caracol, Calakmul

   • Star War
   • MARC UCSB

8. Pakal’s accession strengthens Palenque’s courtly economy

   Jul 27, 615Labels: Palenque, K inich

   • Mesoweb Dates
   • Pakal

9. Calakmul–Tikal rivalry intensifies inter-polity exchanges

   Jan 1, 648Labels: Calakmul Tikal, Alliance networks

   • Tikal Calakmul
   • Maya Civilization

10. Jasaw Chan K’awiil wins decisive victory over Calakmul

    Aug 5, 695Labels: Jasaw Chan, Tikal victory

    • PNAS PMC
    • Yich aak

11. Late Classic florescence expands feasting and patronage

    Jan 1, 700Labels: Late Classic, Court patronage

    • MARC UCSB
    • LARR Cambridge

12. Late 8th-century warfare destabilizes key lowland regions

    Jan 1, 780Labels: Petexbat n, Warfare escalation

    • History Maya
    • Maya Civilization

13. Monument traditions fade during the Classic Maya collapse

    Jan 1, 810Labels: Classic collapse, Last monuments

    • History Maya
    • MARC UCSB

14. Terminal Classic droughts intensify stress on redistributive systems

    Jan 1, 871Labels: Terminal Classic, Paleoclimate

    • Cambridge press
    • QSR Study

15. Toniná records one of the latest Classic Long Count dates

    Jan 18, 909Labels: Tonin, Late Long

    • Long Count
    • History Maya