The Maya archaeological site of Ucanal is located in Peten, Guatemala, close to the contemporary border with Belize. In pre-Columbian times, the site also sat at the frontiers of some of the largest political centers, Naranjo in Peten, Guatemala, and Caracol, in Belize. Entangled between these dominant centers and with ties to peoples in the Upper Belize Valley, the Petexbatun region in Guatemala, northern Yucatan, and elsewhere, Ucanal was a critical convergence zone of political and cultural interaction. This paper synthesizes archaeological research by the Proyecto Arqueológico Ucanal to underscore the ways in which this provincial polity, identified epigraphically as K'anwitznal, maneuvered within and between different cultural affiliations and political networks. We find that the site's role as a political frontier during the Late Classic period was more of a bridge than an edge. During the later Terminal Classic period, the K'anwitznal kingdom gained independence, but continued to serve as a critical convergence of influences and interaction spheres from throughout the Maya area and beyond.

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危地马拉佩滕乌卡纳尔考古遗址的汇聚区政治

乌卡纳尔玛雅考古遗址位于危地马拉佩滕，靠近当代与伯利兹的边界。在前哥伦布时代，该遗址还位于一些最大的政治中心的边境，如危地马拉佩滕的纳兰霍和伯利兹的卡拉科尔。乌卡纳尔夹在这些主要中心之间，并与上伯利兹河谷、危地马拉的佩特斯巴顿地区、尤卡坦北部和其他地方的人民联系在一起，是政治和文化互动的关键汇合区。本文综合了 Proyecto Arqueológico Ucanal 的考古研究，以强调这个省级政体的方式，在碑文上被确定为 K'anwitznal，在不同的文化归属和政治网络内部和之间进行操纵。我们发现该网站' 在古典主义晚期，它作为政治前沿的作用与其说是边缘，不如说是一座桥梁。在末期经典时期，K'anwitznal 王国获得了独立，但继续作为来自整个玛雅地区及其他地区的影响和互动领域的关键汇聚点。