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The settlement system in a late Preclassic Maya communitybook chapter 1991 • Scarborough, Vernon L.
Preclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This work examines the settlement system at the Cerros site, a Late Preclassic Lowland Maya center located on the leeward shore of Lowry's Bight in northern Belize. The study of this site is particularly important because of the fact that 'the near a...The dispersed settlementessay 1986 • Scarborough, Vernon L.
Preclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Scarborough reports on a survey of mound groups within a 1.5 square kilometer area surrounding the central precinct of Cerros. She hypothesizes that a majority of the mounds served as residences and their size correlates with the status of the occupa...Drainage canal and raised field excavationsessay 1986 • Scarborough, Vernon L.
Preclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Scarborough reports on excavations designed to investigate the canal system at Cerros. Five trenches were dug at regular intervals across the main canal. Additional excavations investigated raised field, reservoir, and raised causeway features. Const...