Zacpeten) Peten) Guatemala was densely'settled front the Late Postclassic to Contact periods. During initial contact with the Spaniards and after the conquest of Peten in
1697) a group called the [(owoj occupied the area where the site is located. Excavations in domestic contexts at Zacpeten revealed that occupants of la'0er residences had greater accessto resources.Many common trade artifacts such asgreenstone) serpentine) and obsidian strongly correlate with residence size) indicating that inequality in spatial resources was associated with accessto trade. The scarcest non-local items) including copper alloy artifacts) were limited to public ceremonial areas and the residences of the highest [(owoj elite. Instead of corresponding with accessto trade) the possession of these items was relatedto high-level participation in the religious hierarchy. There are a variety of activity areas that were structured by a dualistic division in domestic space that was not overtly related togender.
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