Contextual and Compositional Comparisons of Abandonment-Related, on-Floor Deposits at Chan Chich, Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brett A Houk (0000-0002-2490-5870, Texas Tech University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-98 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536119000087 |
| OpenAlex | W3022588623 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
At Chan Chich, Belize, archaeologists have encountered Terminal Classic artifact scatters and piled artifact deposits in elite residential compounds near the epicenter of the site. This article presents a detailed comparison of four artifact deposits’ contexts and compositions to highlight similarities and differences among them. Commonly classified as “problematic deposits” in the field, all four examples considered here formed directly on floors or steps. Although they exhibit compositional variability, all four deposits appear to be abandonment-related features, which unknown actors deliberately created, specifically targeting elite residential architecture rather than monumental public structures in the site core
Archaeology · Elite · Geography · Political science · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Architecture · Geology
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| Highly cited | No |