Archaic origins of the lowland Maya

JC Lohse - Latin American Antiquity, 2010 - cambridge.org
The earliest Lowland Maya are commonly recognized by permanent architecture and the
appearance of pottery. However, when other lines of evidence are considered, strong …

A mosaic of adaptation: The archaeological record for Mesoamerica's archaic period

RM Rosenswig - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2015 - Springer
Mesoamerica's Archaic period lasted for seven millennia beginning at the end of the
Younger Dryas (~ 8000 cal. BC). The end of this period was uneven, with the earliest …

Social identity and geographic origin of Maya burials at Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek valley, Belize

GD Wrobel, C Freiwald, A Michael, C Helmke… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Bioarchaeological investigations at Actun Uayazba Kab (AUK), in west-central
Belize, sought to characterize the nature of the site's mortuary use by reconstructing aspects …

Design and function of Lowe and Sawmill points from the Preceramic period of Belize

WJ Stemp, JJ Awe, KM Prufer… - Latin American …, 2016 - cambridge.org
To date, 81 stemmed and barbed preceramic (Archaic) points (8000–900 BC) have been
identified in Belize. Fifty-four are Lowe points; 21 are Sawmill points. Four more are …

Osteophageous insect damage on human bone from Je'reftheel, a Maya mortuary cave site in west‐central Belize

GD Wrobel, J Biggs - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Human bones from the Maya mortuary cave of Je'reftheel in west‐central Belize show
evidence of taphonomic modifications attributed to insects, with termites and dermestid …

Stir It Up, Little Darlin': The Chipped Stone from Mixed Deposits from Caves Branch Rocksheiter, Belize

WJ Stemp, GD Wrobel, JJ Awe, K Payeur - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - JSTOR
This paper discusses the analysis of the chipped chert and obsidian assemblage excavated
from Caves Branch Rockshelter (CBR) and provides a reconstruction of the patterns of lithic …

[PDF][PDF] THE VIEW OF MAYA CAVE RITUAL FROM THE OVERLOOK ROCKSHELTER, CAVES BRANCH RIVER VALLEY, CENTRAL BELIZE.

GD Wrobel, R Shelton, S Morton… - Journal of Cave & …, 2013 - digitalcommons.usf.edu
Archaeological investigations of the Overlook Rockshelter in the Caves Branch River Valley
of central Belize offer a unique view of ancient Maya cave ritual through the complete …

Exploring Maya population history of Central Belize from Late Preclassic to Late/Terminal Classic

GD Wrobel, JJ Awe, J Hefner, A Cucina - Journal of Archaeological …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study expands upon previous bioarchaeological research in Central Belize, focusing on
broadening the current understanding of the region's population history through a …

[PDF][PDF] ANCIENT MAYA STONE TOOLS AND RITUAL USE OF DEEP VALLEY ROCKSHELTER, BELIZE.

WJ Stemp, GD Wrobel, J Haley… - Journal of Cave & Karst …, 2015 - legacy.caves.org
This paper discusses the technological and microscopic use-wear analyses of the chert
debitage excavated from Deep Valley Rockshelter. This rockshelter, located in the Caves …

[HTML][HTML] Paleodemographics of child sacrifice at Midnight Terror Cave: reformulating the emphasis of maya sacrificial practices

MG Prout, JE Brady - Archaeological Discovery, 2017 - scirp.org
Investigations of Midnight Terror Cave, Belize between 2008-2010 recovered a human
osteological assemblage of over 10,000 bones, the largest reported for a cave in the …