TY - JOUR
T1 - THE LONG GOODBYE
T2 - PROBLEMATIC POTTERY and PILGRIMAGE at CAHAL PECH, BELIZE
AU - Aimers, James J.
AU - Awe, Jaime J.
N1 - 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, SUNY Geneseo, and the BVAR Project.
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, SUNY Geneseo, and the BVAR Project.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © Cambridge University Press, 2020.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Investigations in the site core of Cahal Pech have recovered a range of data reflecting Terminal Classic Maya activity at this Belize Valley site. The materials, which were recovered in a tomb, a burial, and in epicentral plaza deposits, include a diverse assemblage of cultural remains including whole and partial vessels, projectile points, obsidian blade fragments, deer antlers, figurines, pottery flutes, spindle whorls, and jade beads. Similar deposits at other Maya sites in western Belize have been interpreted as evidence for de facto refuse or rapid abandonment. Contextual analyses of the Cahal Pech data suggest that the deposits are more likely associated with post-abandonment activity such as pilgrimage from the still-occupied periphery of the site.
AB - Investigations in the site core of Cahal Pech have recovered a range of data reflecting Terminal Classic Maya activity at this Belize Valley site. The materials, which were recovered in a tomb, a burial, and in epicentral plaza deposits, include a diverse assemblage of cultural remains including whole and partial vessels, projectile points, obsidian blade fragments, deer antlers, figurines, pottery flutes, spindle whorls, and jade beads. Similar deposits at other Maya sites in western Belize have been interpreted as evidence for de facto refuse or rapid abandonment. Contextual analyses of the Cahal Pech data suggest that the deposits are more likely associated with post-abandonment activity such as pilgrimage from the still-occupied periphery of the site.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0956536119000191
DO - 10.1017/S0956536119000191
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084305116
SN - 0956-5361
VL - 31
SP - 151
EP - 160
JO - Ancient Mesoamerica
JF - Ancient Mesoamerica
IS - 1
ER -