Such was the situation which developed during the classic period.
Others view the classic period as extending to 1900 or even later.
They made between 15,000 to 25,000 weights in the classic period.
The site dates to the middle half of the Classic period.
This article will treat the classic period as running from 1856 to 1874.
The remains have been associated with the later Classic period of which type there are several sites in the area.
While the site was not abandoned at the end of the Classic period (ca.
Four more issues completed the classic period in 1868, with a total of 42 stamps.
Although still produced today their heyday was before the classic period.
The social hierarchy of the early Classic period had vanished.