Excavations on Agricultural Terraces: Results of the 2004 Field Season at Chan, Belize

Chronology

Recently completed ceramic analysis has provided evidence of the lengthy occupation of the structure and the associated terraces. Two middens associated with the ultimate construction phase of structure C-304 show that it was occupied up to the end of the Late Classic, with a possible Terminal Classic component. Ceramics obtained from construction fill in the earlier construction phases show that the structure extends back to the terminal Late Preclassic and Early Classic periods (Figure 15).

Ceramics from terrace wall fill and from excavations on the terrace beds are less certain owing to the paucity of ceramics. However, a number of excavations were able to provide dates from the terminal Late Preclassic and Early Classic periods as well (see Figure 16).
These ceramics, as well as the dates provided by structure C-304, provide ample evidence of the early construction and occupation of the terraces at this area of the Chan site.

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