Abstract :
The examination of the internal frontiers between ancient Maya polities is a topic that has received little focused attention. This article
explores various topics associated with frontiers and frontier communities, including: (1) how they might be located archaeologically; (2)
what their material correlates might be; and, (3) what we might expect in terms of their sociopolitical characteristics. Special attention is
paid to the role that collective memory plays in both the definition and reaffirmation of territorial limits and in the production and
reproduction of frontier identities. The ancient Maya center of Minanha is used as a case study.
