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Archaeological investigations at Cuello, 1975-1987
cuello : an early maya community in belize • Cambridge [England] • Published In 1991 • Pages: 8-22
By: Hammond, Norman, Wilk, Richard R., Kosakowsky, Laura J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hammond discusses the research plan and methods employed at the Cuello site from 1975-1987. Cuello is a 'large minor ceremonial center' discovered during the 1973-1974 Corozal Project survey. In 1975, 1976, and 1980 the Cuello site was mapped and 200 structures numbered. A pyramid, Structure 39, had been bulldozed revealing Middle and Late Preclassic sherds (Mamom and Chicanel sphere.) Researchers decided to investigate the nearby Platform 34 and Structure 35. The Platform was initially built 400-300 B.C., but covered a series of patios and courtyards with radiocarbon dates as early as the middle of the second millenium B.C. The researchers employed a method of contextual analysis of artifacts in order to determine their depositional history. They recorded the size and condition of artifacts, and the faunal content and soil texture of the deposits. This information helped to determine if the artifacts were refuse, fill, recycled, or used in ceremonial rites.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Archaeological survey methods
- Archaeological excavation methods
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Preclassic Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Maya Area
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1975-1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000-1850 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cuello, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Norman Hammond ; Richard R. Wilk and Laura J. Kosakowsky
- Contextual analysis / Richard R. Wilk, Laura J. Kosakowsky
- For bibliographical references see document number 9: Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90001858
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities