Archaeological Investigations at Holmul, Guatemala
Report of the First Field Season, May-June 2000
With contributions by: Jason Gonzales (Southern Illinois U., Carbondale), Marc Wolf (T.I.M.S.), Laura Kosakowsky (Boston U./U. Arizona) and Justin Ebersole (Boston U.)

List of Figures

Figure   1.  LANDSAT 5.™ (Dec. 1989, courtesy N. Hammond). False color image of the region of NE Petén surrounding Holmul.
Figure   2.  LANDSAT 5.™ Image draped on Digital Elevation Model showing Holmul and Nakum sites, surrounding landforms and land cover.
Figure   3.  Preliminary map of Holmul. Survey by Marc Wolf, Jason Gonzalez and Francisco Estrada-Belli.
Figure   4.  Stela 7 viewed from West, looking towards Ruin X. The looter trench in the background enters the center of Ruin X.
Figure   5.  Stela 1 and fragmented Altar 1, viewed from West. An in situ fragment of Altar 1 is visible under the tree root.
Figure   6.  View of excavation 1 under Altar 1 exposing looters’ pit and cut plaza floors.
Figure   7.  View of Stela 2 and Altar 2 from Str. 5 looking to South.
Figure   8.  Building A, Group I vaulted rooms. Laura Kosakowsky and Ryan Mongaluzzo in the foreground (photo by J. Gonzalez).
Figure   9.  View of vaulted room 6 on the north side of Building A, Group I. L. Kosakowsky and H. Lockard in foreground (photo by J. Gonzalez).
Figure 10.  Bench with arm rest inside Building C, Group I, viewed from east corner of the room (photo by J. Gonzalez).
Figure 11.  Giant mask built with masonry block on east face of Building A, Group II (photo by J. Gonzalez).
Figure 12.  View of NE corner of Building B, Group II with stucco decorated frieze.
Figure 13.  Detail of the frieze and removed vegetation on Building B, Group II.
Figure 14.  South Profile of looters’ trench in east face of Str. 2, Court A, Group III.
Figure 15.  West Profile of looters’ tunnel in north face of Str. 2, Court A, Group III.
Figure 16.  Profiles of (a) looters’ tunnel and (b) inner chamber on southern slope of Court A.
Figure 17.  Stela 5, in situ, seen from east.
Figure 18.  View of Stelae 4 (foreground), Stela 3 (background), and associated altar fragments.

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