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The Long Goodbye: Middle Preclassic Maya Archaeology at Cuello, Belize

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Norman Hammond ,
Amanda Clarke  and
Sara Donaghey
Norman Hammond
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Amanda Clarke
Affiliation:
York Archaeological Trust, 1, Pavement, York Y01 2NA, England
Sara Donaghey
Affiliation:
Sheffield College, Sheffield S8 8BR, England
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Abstract

Completed excavations at this important Preclassic Maya site have produced 350 m2 of Middle Preclassic (1200-400 B. C.) deposits dug to bedrock; a continuous section 47 m long through the Preclassic deposits documents the architectural history of the site. Nine more Middle Preclassic burials, the remains of earth- and plaster-floored houses with associated yard surfaces, and a chultun chamber containing well-preserved plant remains document economic and ritual behavior in the Swasey and Bladen phases (1200-650 B. C.).

La finalización de las excavaciones en este importante sitio preclásico maya ha producido un área total de 350 m2 de yacimientos del Preclásico Medio (1200-400 A. C.) excavados hasta roca firme; una sección contínua de 47 m de largo que corta los yacimientos preclásicos documenta la historia arquitectónica del sitio. Nueve entierros adicionales del Preclásico Medio, los restos de casas con pisos de tierra o de yeso con asociados a superficies de patio, y una cámara tipo chultún que contenía restos botánicos bien preservados, documentan actividad económica y ritual durante las fases Swasey y Bladen (1200-650 A. C.).

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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 120 - 128
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1995

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