Editing Quiriguá (section)

===Postclassic===
In the early [[Postclassic]] Period (''c''. 900 &ndash; ''c''. 1200), Quiriguá was occupied by peoples closely linked to the Caribbean coastal areas of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] and [[Belize]], perhaps due to [[Chontal Maya people|Chontal]] Maya control of a trade network that included the Yucatán coast and the Motagua Valley.<ref>Sharer 2000, p.488.</ref> During their brief reoccupation of the site they made substantial additions to the acropolis complex. Finds associated with their occupation include a reclining [[chacmool]] sculpture and ceramics from the east coast of Yucatán,<ref name="MG225"/> artifacts that demonstrate a close link with the distant city of [[Chichen Itza]].<ref>Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.579.</ref> Some [[copper]] bells and ornaments were recovered from Quiriguá, they are among the earliest finds of [[Metallurgy in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica|metal artifacts]] in the Maya area. They have been dated to either the Terminal Classic (''c''.&nbsp;800&nbsp;&ndash; ''c''.&nbsp;950) or the Early Postclassic.<ref>Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.576.</ref>