Report of the 1998 and 1999 Investigations on the Archaeology and Iconography of the Polychrome Stucco Façade of Structure N10-28, Lamanai, Belize

List of Figures

Note: All photographs by the author unless otherwise noted.

These figures can also be viewed within text of the written report in the sections to follow.

Figure   1:1   Site Map of Lamanai (after Pendergast 1985:92).
Figure   1:2   Map of the central area of Lamanai, showing location of Structure N10-28 (after Pendergast 1981:33).
Figure   1:3   Map of Belize, showing location of Lamanai (after Pendergast 1981:30).
Figure   1:4   Two government topographic quadrangles showing the general area around Lamanai (Sheets #10 (1994) and #15 (1975), Ministry of Overseas Development and Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom).
Figure   1:5   Structure N9-56, with mask in the lower right hand side of the structure (Photograph by Garry Rowell).
Figure   1:6   Structure N10-43, the highest structure at Lamanai. Note mask remnants in lower right hand corner.
Figure   1:7   Structure N10-9, photograph taken from the N10-3 Plaza area.
Figure   1:8   The second Spanish Church at Lamanai.
Figure   1:9   Initial sorting of the stucco collection in 1998.
Figure 1:10   Initial sorting of the stucco collection in 1998.
Figure   2:1   Panoramic view of Structures N10-18 (on the left) and N10-15 (center). Structure N10-28 is on the far right.
Figure   2:2   Structure N10-18, behind which is the large face of the N10-3 Plaza complex. The western portion of Structure N10-15 is on the right hand side.
Figure   2:3   Panoramic view of the N10-3 Plaza complex, looking north-northeast.
Figure   2:4   Map of the N10-3 Plaza group (modified from Pendergast 1981:33).
Figure   2:6   Photograph of Structure N10-28 taken before the 1999 excavations.
Figure   2:7   View of Structure N10-28, looking east, with Structure N10-17 in the background. The core that fills the courtyard can be seen on the right.
Figure   2:8   Area of Operation 1 before excavation. Portions of the N10-28 terrace can be seen in the lower left, and the N10-15 terrace is on the lower right.
Figure   2:9   Operation 1 stratigraphy.
Figure 2:10   Recovery of stucco and ceramics in Operation 1.
Figure 2:11   Operation 2, showing wall base and collapsed facing stones.
Figure 2:12   Operation 3, showing east face of N10-3 Plaza complex.
Figure 2:13   Operation 3, showing the north face of the N10-3 Plaza complex.
Figure 2:14   Operation 4 during excavations. Most of the overlying core has been removed atop the demolition level.
Figure 2:15   View of Operation 4, with excavation of the demolition level (under tarp) and field school work underway within N10-28 and N10-15. Workmen in the background are removing core from the front of N10-15.
Figure 2:16   South profile of Operation 1.
Figure 2:17   East profile of Operation 4-b, used here as a representative example. Final drawing by Thomas M. Shelby based on field drawing and notes by Heidi Ritscher and Karen Pierce.
Figure 2:18   Photographs and profile of vessel LA 1289/1290/1291/1 during excavation and after analysis.
Figure 2:19   Ceramic profiles and photographs.
Figure 2:20   Ceramic profiles and photographs.
Figure 2:21   (a) Photo elevation of the corner of N10-15, from Operation 1. (b) Photo elevation of core face from Operation 4.
Figure 2:22   (a) Southwest corner of N10-28. (b) photo mosaic elevation of west N10-28 terrace.
Figure 2:23   Photograph of stucco and ceramics exposed in situ in Operation 4.
Figure 2:24   Plan view of stucco in Operation 4-b (LA 1290).
Figure 2:25   Plan view of stucco in Operation 4-c (LA 1291). Note polychrome vessel fragments.
Figure 2:26   Plan view of stucco in Operation 4-d (LA 1292).
Figure 2:27   Plan view of stucco in Operation 4-e (LA 1293).
Figure 2:28   Excavation of the stair of Structure N10-15 during core removal.
Figure 2:29   Southeast corner of Structure N10-28, showing east face, door jamb, and stucco fragments.
Figure   3:1   Reconstruction drawing of Seibal Structure A-3 and façade detail (from Smith 1982:16).

Figure 3:2 - 3:99  Catalog of Stucco Fragments (as of January 2000)
Figure 3:2   - Figure 3:11
Figure 3:12 - Figure 3:21
Figure 3:22 - Figure 3:31
Figure 3:32 - Figure 3:41
Figure 3:42 - Figure 3:51
Figure 3:52 - Figure 3:61
Figure 3:62 - Figure 3:71
Figure 3:72 - Figure 3:81
Figure 3:82 - Figure 3:91
Figure 3:92 - Figure 3:99

Figure   A1:1   Shelving units in the bodega along the north wall and in the room center, before (left) and after (right).
Figure   A1:2   Shelving to the left of the bodega door, before (left) and after (right).
Figure   A1:3   Shelving to the right of the bodega door, before (left) and after (right).
Figure   A1:4   The empty wall in the bodega that the new shelving will be built against.
Figure   A1:5   The new shelving immediately after completion.
Figure   A1:6   The new shelves after placement of the stucco fragments, detail.
Figure   A1:7   The new shelving after placement of stucco fragments. Almost all of the loose pieces have been slipped into a plastic sleeve for protection. Some of the flour sacks contain stucco that is yet to be analyzed, while others contain non-descript fragments. After the 2000 season most of these pieces will be packed in large plastic bins.
Figure   A1:8   Israel at work on the new shelving.
Figure   A1:9   The grantee applying expanding foam sealant to the holes created by the metal roof.
Figure A1:10   Bodega soffit before screening.
Figure A1:11   Bodega soffit after screening.
Figure A1:12   Federico and Israel installing screening.
Figure A1:13   Federico and Israel installing screening beside bodega entrance.

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