Early Copán Acropolis Program 2000 Field Season

The 2000 ECAP Research

The 2000 ECAP field season extended from early January to the end of August. During this span two important accomplishments were realized. First, the excavation, documentation, and conservation of the last of the offerings from the Margarita Tomb were completed in early May, 2000.  This marked the completion of ECAP’s research efforts in the Acropolis tunnels, although recording, monitoring, and consolidation in the tunnel system will continue. Second, during 2000 ECAP also completed the bulk of the documentation, conservation, and analysis of recovered archaeological materials. As mentioned, the latter efforts comprise Phase II of our research, supported in large measure by a three year grant from the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., with support during 2000 provided by the final year of this award (Grant 99102).

The remainder of this Final Report will summarize the specific activities supported by FAMSI during the 2000 field season at Copán, Honduras (January 2 to August 29). These activities comprised the conservation of architecture and artifacts, the documentation of recovered archaeological materials, the analysis of archaeological materials (pottery, obsidian, other artifacts, archaeobotanical samples, and zooarchaeological samples), activity residues, construction materials, and human remains. It should be noted that the majority of this research was supported by FAMSI Grant 99102, while some studies were supported by other sources such as the University of Pennsylvania Museum and funding secured by individual investigators.

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