Recent research is shedding light on the long and precocious urban tradition of the Pacific coastal rim of southeastern Mesoamerica, from eastern Soconusco, Mexico, to Escuintla, Guatemala. The available data provide a basis to discuss variations in urban shape and functions, and to a lesser extent, urban life and meaning at Formative and Classic cities, plus brief mention of Late Postclassic cities. Pacific coastal cities are larger and earlier than previously thought, and their investigation is relevant for comparative studies that aim to understand the variability of ancient urban societies in Mesoamerica and beyond.

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南部城市：危地马拉太平洋和墨西哥东索科努斯科的城市考古学

最近的研究揭示了中美洲东南部太平洋沿海沿岸的悠久而早熟的城市传统，从墨西哥的索科努斯科东岸到危地马拉的埃斯昆特拉。现有数据为讨论城市形态和功能的变化提供了基础，并在较小程度上讨论了形成性和古典城市的城市生活和意义，以及对后古典晚期城市的简短提及。太平洋沿岸城市比以前想像的要大且早，因此其调查与旨在了解中美洲及以后地区古代城市社会变异性的比较研究有关。