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GRUBE, Nikolai; DELVENDAHL, Kai; SEEFELD, Nicolaus  e  VOLTA, Beniamino. Under the Rule of the Snake Kings: Uxul in the 7^th and 8^th centuries. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2012, vol.40, pp.11-49. ISSN 0185-2574.

Since 2009, the University of Bonn is conducting archaeological investigations at Uxul, a medium sized classic Maya city in the extreme south of the Mexican state of Campeche. The project's research goal is to investigate the expansion and disintegration of hegemonic power in the Maya area, concentrating on the core area of the Maya Lowlands and especially on Uxul's close relation to the powerful Kaan dynasty at Calakmul. New evidence strengthens the hypothesis that Uxul was under the control of Calakmul since the early 7^th century. Also, our data suggest that the downfall and abandonment of Uxul were closely related to the fateful defeats of Calakmul's rulers Yukno'm Yich'aak K'ahk' and Yukno'm Took' K'awiil at the hands of Tikal in AD 695 and 736. When the central authority collapsed during the mid-8^th century, the shrinking population of Uxul was not able to maintain the social cohesion to protect even the most vitally important of infrastructures: its water management system.

Palavras-chave : Uxul; Calakmul; Royal Palace; Water Management; Collapse.