Archaeological Reconnaissance in Southeastern Campeche, México: 2001 Field Season Report
With an Appendix by Nikolai Grube
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Research Year:  2001
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Classic
Location:  Yucatán, México
Site:  Campeche

Table of Contents

Abstract
Resumen
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Notes on Methods and Techniques
Comments on Particular Sites
El Gallinero
Champerico
Los Angeles
Las Delicias
El Manantial
Other sites with architecture
Caves
Concluding Remarks
Appendix  by Nikolai Grube
List of Figures
Sources Cited

Abstract

The project represented the third season of reconnaissance works in an archaeologically little known region of central Maya Lowlands. Among the newly recorded sites, mainly pertaining to the Classic period, there are four major centers with large architectural complexes, and several caves with vestiges of ritual activities. The location and basic characteristics of the sites were registered and some surface pottery was collected. Urban cores of three major sites were mapped with a total station. A number of sculpted monuments were also found, including three stelae with well-preserved reliefs and hieroglyphic inscriptions, which contain important data on regional political history.

Resumen

El proyecto representó la tercera temporada de trabajos de reconocimiento en una región poco conocida, desde el punto de vista arqueológico, de las tierras bajas mayas centrales. Entre los nuevos sitios registrados, que fundamentalmente datan del período Clásico, hay cuatro importantes centros con grandes complejos arquitectónicos y varias cuevas con vestigios de actividad ritual. Se registró la ubicación y las características básicas de los sitios, y se practicaron algunas recolecciones de alfarería en superficie. Los núcleos urbanos de tres sitios de importancia se mapearon con una estación total. También se hallaron diversos monumentos esculpidos, entre ellos tres estelas con relieves en buen estado de preservación e inscripciones jeroglíficas, que contienen datos de importancia acerca de la historia política de la región.

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