Famsi: Ceramics at Piedras Negras, Guatemala (2001)

Many details of the excavation processes at Piedras Negras allow researchers to write a probable history of the Mayan peoples who lived at this site until the time of its collapse.

Report offers history of the production of ceramic pieces from 500 B.C. to 900 A.D. Photographs document each cultural phase and work. Readers can download this PDF at the bottom of the page.

Although this excavation is still in progress, preliminary reports indicate occupants produced pottery for local and regional consumption. Also the production of tools and jewelry depended on materials from other parts of the region.

Pomona Kingdom was contested by Palenque and Piedras Negras and fell under attack several times. A preliminary interpretation of findings allows for a reconstruction of how attacks might have occurred.

Ceramics indicate trade rouses in this well-studied cave. Good insight into ritual practices and materials used in worship.

Research at Cotzumalhuapa indicates that it was a major urban center that encompassed Bilbao El Baul, and El Castillo. Some discussion of colonial period use of site.

Several PDF reports offered at this site offer insights to the sequence of construction by various cultural groups. Very descriptive details of each step of the excavation process and photographs are provided.

Archaeological investigations at Saktunja site in Belize focuses on inter-region trade networks and diversification strategies. Site can be viewed in English and Spanish.

Study investigates the sequence in construction of building at Nakbe, Peten, Guatemala. Details include dimensions of steps and structures.

Details the use of plants in burial rituals based on findings during excavation at Actun Nak Beh, Barton Creek, Actun Chapat, and Actun Chechem Ha sites in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Site can be viewed in English and...