Caves Branch Caves: Archaeological Field Report

Pottery Cave

This cave is only a few meters away from Te Tun Cave. Bigger than Te Tun and the C.B.R.S., it is a true cave of horizontal development. A three-dot face was carved on the left side of the small entrance (approx. 2 m. high and 1 m. width), and two big ollas were placed at some 15 m. of its access. Due to the intensive “Touristic Activities” in this area, most of the surface archaeological material has been moved from its original position. We collected some sherds from the entrance and the final chamber, including some polychrome sherds.

We think that the three-dot face is related with the propitiation of water, as is common in other caves in the Maya area. The existence of polychrome material in the cave’s end is perhaps related with the worship carried out at Te Tun Cave. Most of the polychrome material dates to the Early Classic Period, contemporaneous, we think, with the principal religious activities at Te Tun Cave.

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