@article{328c2029f0244870a2a0dc1d23bf8a71,
title = "DECODING the ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE of PROBLEMATIC DEPOSITS in the MAYA LOWLANDS",
abstract = "The term {"}problematical deposits{"} was coined decades ago at Tikal to refer to special deposits that were neither burials nor caches. Since that time, the term has been expanded to refer to a range of deposits that have puzzled archaeologists. In this paper we review the various interpretations that have been offered for these deposits including de facto refuse, squatter deposits, and the remains of dedication or termination ritual, feasting, or pilgrimage. We argue that the superficial similarity of these deposits can make it difficult to identify the range of activities that they represent and that detailed contextual analysis is required to distinguish them. We offer some of the archaeological correlates that have been associated with different types of problematic deposits.",
author = "Aimers, {James J.} and Hoggarth, {Julie A.} and Awe, {Jaime J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Archaeological excavations at Cahal Pech were conducted under the auspices of the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance (BVAR) Project, directed by Jaime Awe and Julie Hoggarth. Funding for the research and conservation programs at the site were generously provided by the Canadian Commission to UNESCO, the Gordon Childe Fund of the University of London, the Tilden Family Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Awe), the National Science Foundation (BCS-1460369, Hoggarth), the Belize Ministry of Tourism Culture, and the BVAR Project. We would like to thank Maxime Lamoureux-St-Hilaire and Walter Witschey for the map. Funding Information: Archaeological excavations at Cahal Pech were conducted under the auspices of the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance (BVAR) Project, directed by Jaime Awe and Julie Hoggarth. Funding for the research and conservation programs at the site were generously provided by the Canadian Commission to UNESCO, the Gordon Childe Fund of the University of London, the Tilden Family Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Awe), the National Science Foundation (BCS-1460369, Hoggarth), the Belize Ministry of Tourism Culture, and the BVAR Project. We would like to thank Maxime Lamoureux-St-Hilaire and Walter Witschey for the map. Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} Cambridge University Press, 2020.",
year = "2020",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1017/S0956536119000208",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "31",
pages = "67--75",
journal = "Ancient Mesoamerica",
issn = "0956-5361",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
number = "1",
}