Pusilha

Pusilhá
LocationPusilá Abajo, Toledo district,  Belize
RegionToledo district
Coordinates16°06′16.65″N 89°14′34.42″W / 16.1046250°N 89.2428944°W / 16.1046250; -89.2428944
History
Founded570 AD
Abandoned798 AD
PeriodsEarly Classic to Post Classic
CulturesMaya
Site notes
Excavation dates2001 to Present
ArchaeologistsGeoffery Braswell and the Pusilha Archaeological Project
Architecture
Architectural stylesClassic
Responsible body: Belize's National Institute of Culture and History

Pusilhá is an archaeological site in Belize. The location of this Late Classic Maya urban complex, along the east and west flow of trade, made the city a major transfer point for economic activities in the whole region. In addition, the city gave archaeologists a historical view of a secondary Maya site. Large and extended excavation efforts have changed the overall picture of Maya social and political relationships between larger and smaller cities and challenged the prevailing view of conquest and absorption of smaller cities into the larger cities in the region. The research conducted at Pusilhá began in 1927 and continues to this day.