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Landscape-wide cosmogram built by the early community of Aguada Fénix in southeastern Mesoamerica.

Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, Verónica A Vázquez López, Melina García Hernández, Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, Ashley E Sharpe, Claudia Alvarado, Atasta Flores, Xanti Ceballos, Kelsey E Hanson and 8 more

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Takeshi InomataSchool of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5236-5613
Daniela TriadanSchool of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Verónica A Vázquez LópezInstitute of Archaeology, University College London, London WC1H 0PY, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2832-3795
Melina García HernándezMiddle Usumacinta Archaeological Project, Balancán 86850, Mexico.
Juan Carlos Fernandez-DiazNational Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5059, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3703-7555
Ashley E SharpeCenter for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa 0843-03092, Republic of Panama.ORCID 0000-0003-3568-1734
Claudia AlvaradoColegio de Morelos, Cuernavaca 67050, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3358-560X
Atasta FloresMiddle Usumacinta Archaeological Project, Balancán 86850, Mexico.ORCID 0009-0005-8788-3997
Xanti CeballosSchool of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-7539-2875
Kelsey E HansonDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9262-4408
Ran ChenSchool of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2162-5769
Timothy BeachDepartment of Geography & the Environment, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0097-7973
Takayuki OmoriUniversity Museum, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.ORCID 0009-0003-5002-4684
Hiroo NasuCenter for Fundamental Education, Okayama University of Science, Okayama 700-0005, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-0665-2308
Kazuo AoyamaFaculty of Humanities, Ibaraki University, Mito 310-8512, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8322-4146
Keitaro YamadaFaculty of Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0611-8133
Ikuko KitabaResearch Centre for Palaeoclimatology, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan.
Takeshi NakagawaResearch Centre for Palaeoclimatology, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0831-6803

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Abstract

There is growing recognition that societies without prominent hierarchies could build large constructions. Scholars are debating what motivated many people to participate in these construction projects. We investigated the site of Aguada Fénix, Mexico, which features the oldest and largest monumental architecture in the Maya area. Using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and excavations, we documented a site plan composed of nested cross forms built between 1050 and 700 BCE. Its center was marked by a large cruciform cache containing the earliest known directional color symbols in Mesoamerica. The overall pattern consisted of 9- and 7.5-kilometer-long axes delineated by canals and corridors. The builders constructed canals, measuring up to 35 meters wide and 5 meters deep, and a dam to supply them with lake water. Although the canals appear unfinished, this site plan exceeded or rivaled the extents of later Mesoamerican cities. Aguada Fénix was probably designed as a cosmogram, which likely attracted people from a broad area.

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