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The newly discovered Maya site of Tiho’witz was purposely constructed as a single-period settlement with a planned quincunx architectural layout during the Late Classic period. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Document the spatial layout, structural features, and occupational chronology of the newly discovered Maya site of Tiho’witz in the Three Rivers Region.

September 5, 2026Latin American AntiquityOpen Access

Tiho’witz and the Rural Landscape: Evidence of Planned Quincunx Architecture in a Single-Period Late Classic Maya Site

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Archaeological survey reveals planned quincunx architecture at the rural site of Tiho’witz, suggesting deliberate cosmological design in Late Classic Maya settlements.

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Document the spatial layout, structural features, and occupational chronology of the newly discovered Maya site of Tiho’witz in the Three Rivers Region.
Conducted an aerial lidar survey in 2022 to identify previously unrecorded archaeological sites across the landscape.
Performed ground truthing and preliminary excavations in 2023 across five hills ranging from 7 m to 18 m in height.
Determined that Tiho’witz represents a single-period settlement occupied and constructed during the Late Classic period.
Identified deliberate architectural planning organized in a quincunx arrangement positioned between and atop five natural hills.

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Tomás Gallareta Cervera (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3e16b95aff0620eb106 https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2026.10196

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September 5, 2026Latin American AntiquityOpen Access

Tiho’witz and the Rural Landscape: Evidence of Planned Quincunx Architecture in a Single-Period Late Classic Maya Site

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Authors

TCTomás Gallareta Cervera

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Overview

Archaeological survey reveals planned quincunx architecture at the rural site of Tiho’witz, suggesting deliberate cosmological design in Late Classic Maya settlements.

Key Points

Document the spatial layout, structural features, and occupational chronology of the newly discovered Maya site of Tiho’witz in the Three Rivers Region.
Conducted an aerial lidar survey in 2022 to identify previously unrecorded archaeological sites across the landscape.
Performed ground truthing and preliminary excavations in 2023 across five hills ranging from 7 m to 18 m in height.
Determined that Tiho’witz represents a single-period settlement occupied and constructed during the Late Classic period.
Identified deliberate architectural planning organized in a quincunx arrangement positioned between and atop five natural hills.

Cite This Study

Tomás Gallareta Cervera (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3e16b95aff0620eb106 https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2026.10196

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