Maya coastal trade network

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maritime trade system prehistoric trade route system trade network

The Maya coastal trade network was an extensive system of maritime and shoreline routes that facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural influences among Maya cities and other Mesoamerican regions along the Gulf and Caribbean coasts.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime trade system ⓘ prehistoric trade route system ⓘ trade network ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	foreign ceramics at coastal sites ⓘ port facilities ⓘ shell and coral artifacts inland ⓘ
connected	Caribbean regions of Mesoamerica ⓘ Central Mexican trade networks ⓘ Gulf Coast regions of Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ highland Maya trade routes ⓘ inland Maya cities ⓘ
culturalRole	mediated interregional interaction ⓘ spread foreign iconography ⓘ supported pilgrimage traffic ⓘ
economicRole	facilitated long-distance exchange ⓘ integrated regional economies ⓘ supported elite consumption ⓘ
enabled	diffusion of technological knowledge ⓘ exchange of ideas ⓘ spread of artistic styles ⓘ spread of religious practices ⓘ
geographicRegion	Belize coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala Caribbean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras Caribbean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadNodeType	coastal trading town ⓘ island waystation ⓘ port city ⓘ
involvedActivity	portage between rivers and coasts ⓘ
linkedTo	Calakmul via overland connections ⓘ Chichén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ Copán via riverine routes ⓘ Mayapán NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorPort	Champotón NERFINISHED ⓘ Cozumel NERFINISHED ⓘ Isla Cerritos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nito NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulum NERFINISHED ⓘ Xcaret NERFINISHED ⓘ Xelha NERFINISHED ⓘ
navigationFeature	daytime coastal navigation ⓘ use of islands as landmarks ⓘ
operatedInPeriod	Classic period ⓘ Postclassic period ⓘ Preclassic period ⓘ
technology	dugout canoes ⓘ
timeDepth	several centuries of continuous use ⓘ
transportedGood	cacao ⓘ ceramics ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ feathers ⓘ jade ⓘ marine resources ⓘ metal objects in Late Postclassic period ⓘ obsidian ⓘ quartz ⓘ salt ⓘ shells ⓘ
transportMode	canoes ⓘ shoreline navigation ⓘ
usedBy	Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech → partOf → Maya coastal trade network ⓘ

subject surface form: Ah Kim Pech