Salvage of looters' trenches, El Mirador
essay 1980 Nielsen, Glenna

Preclassic MayaMiddle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
In this field research, Nielson examined looters' excavations and also carried out preliminary testing of low-profile mounds in El Mirador. She found evidence of elite residences, plazas, altars, and triangular stones, which might be vault stones....