Soconusco Formative Project

Analysis in Progress

In the field laboratory, all artifacts were washed, counted and weighed and all ceramic rim shards were labeled. In addition, all excavation lots were analyzed to determine temporal placement of their shards. As of the writing of this report (August, 2002) all fauna remains have been identified and quantified by Rosenswig and Travis Doering has performed initial visual sourcing and quantification of all obsidian. Faunal remains indicate that deer and dog were the most commonly eaten mammalian species and there were also some armadillo and gopher remains. Catfish and gar were the most popular fish species consumed and reptile remains include crocodile, turtle, iguana, frog and snake. Significant quantities of crab and bird remains were also recovered. Obsidian documented at Cuauhtémoc indicate that almost all of this material came from Tajamulco, El Chayal and San Martin Jiloltepec. The remainder of the analysis will be carried out during the 2002/2003 academic year by the author at the New World Archaeological Foundation in San Cristobal de las Casas. This analysis is supported by a Fulbright-Hayes grant for dissertation research.

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