Records of Ancient Human-Environmental Interaction from Mayan Southern Petén, Guatemala
Part 1:  A 1300-year record of human activity and climate change from Cancuén
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Research Year:  2004
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Classic
Location:  Southern Petén, Guatemala
Site:  Cancuén

Table of Contents

Introduction
Methods
Results
Introduction
Radiocarbon dating
Detailed stratigraphy
Chemical properties of the sediments
Archaeological and Environmental History at Cancuén
c. 2.70 (?)–2.25 m:  Before Cancuén
2.25–2.10 m:  Early Cancuén
c. 2.10–1.90 m:  Fire at Cancuén
1.90–1.50 m:  The last decades of Cancuén
1.50–0.00 m:  Post-Cancuén, the last 1000 years
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Sources Cited
Appendices
Appendix 1.  Sediment descriptions
Appendix 2.  Accuracy of chemical analyses: Results of separate
analyses of duplicate field samples

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Submitted 10/18/2005 by:
Duncan E. Cook
School of Geosciences
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW Australia
duncanc@mail.usyd.edu.au

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