The War with Germany

Martin, Ged

doi:10.1080/00358533.2017.1278924

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“…We think that the minor kingdoms of the Dolores region were likewise part of that network, responsible to Kaanul either directly or through intermediaries such as Naranjo (Carter 2016;Carter and MacLeod 2021). But in 744, Naranjo itself was defeated and subjugated by Kaanul's great rival, the Mutul kingdom of Tikal (Martin 1996;Martin and Grube 2008:78-79).…”

Section: Archaeology and Political History Of The Dolores Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tuub'al was not far from Naranjo and had at times been under that kingdom's sway (Martin and Grube 2008:76-77), but by 744, Tikal's forces were able to occupy the town and to use it as a staging site for their assault against Naranjo. "One dawn" ( juun pas) after arriving at Tuub'al, the Tikal army attacked Naranjo on the Classic Maya New Year's Day, routing the defenders and occupying the city (Martin 1996;Stuart 2004). The site of Nakum, located between Tikal and Naranjo on the easiest route through the Holmul River valley, has emerged as the strongest candidate for Tuub'al (Helmke 2020:31;Martin 2020:169-170, 412:note 20).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Striking distance: Investigating the epigraphy and geography of a Late Classic Maya war

2023

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We present a photogrammetric model and new line drawing of Sacul Stela 3 at the ancient Maya site of Sacul 1, Guatemala. Although virtually illegible in person and from photographs, the inscription on the eroded stela can largely be read or reconstructed in the 3D model. Our reading confirms a previous argument that the kingdom based at Sacul 1 was attacked in A.D. 779 by forces from the site of Ucanal. Traveling by night, warriors from Sacul retaliated with a raid at dawn next day on an unidentified site and, months later, followed up with an attack on Ucanal itself. The same narrative appears substantially on a well-known monument, Ixkun Stela 2, but there are differences between the two texts which suggest that Sacul and Ixkun had their own sculptors and record-keepers and which offer insights into the implications of verbs (pul, “to burn” and ch'ak, “to chop”) commonly attested in Classic Maya accounts of war. We then present the results of GIS analysis which suggests that the site area of El Rosario (between Sacul 1 and Ucanal) is an appealing candidate for the unidentified site mentioned in the stela text.

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Section: Archaeology and Political History Of The Dolores Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%