Resumen

ISHIHARA, Reiko. Música para las divinidades de la lluvia: Reconstrucción de los ritos mayas del período Clásico Tardío en la Grieta Principal de Aguateca, El Petén, Guatemala. LiminaR [online]. 2009, vol.7, n.1, pp.22-42. ISSN 2007-8900.

Archaeological investigations in the Main Chasm, a deep chasm that runs through the Late Classic Maya site of Aguateca, Peten, Guatemala, revealed evidence of a variety of ritualpractices. This paper focuses on one area of the chasm, where a combination of natural phenomena, topography of the locale, and high frequency of musical instrument fragments indicate that rain ceremonies comprised a primary practice. The associated artifact assemblage and context also suggest that the activities may temporally correlate with a major political event and socially imply that upper classpeople were involved in the ritual performances.

Palabras llave : caves; chasm; rites; maya; Aguateca; rain; music; Guatemala.