ABSTRACT
Kabah (Yucatán, Mexico) The archaeological zone of Kabah, meaning “strong hands,” is situated at the southern end of a 20-kilometerlong intersite Maya causeway that links it with two other large Puuc sites, Nohpat and Uxmal. It is classified as a rank two center by the Atlas arqueológico, but recent work by Carrasco and his colleagues suggests that the total mass of architectural construction may be greater at Kabah than at the rank one center of Uxmal, prompting researchers to reassess its role in the regional settlement hierarchy. Kabah was first settled during the Middle For mative period (600-300 B.C.) in the dry-forest, waterpoor hill region of northern Yucatán. Its economy was based on agriculture. Kabah grew into one of the key politico-economic centers of the region in Terminal Clas sic times (a .D. 800-1000).
