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Relationships between Early Preclassic and Early Middle Preclassic Phases in Northern Belize: A Comment on “Lowland Maya Archaeology at the Crossroads”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Daniel R. Potter ,
Thomas R. Hester ,
Stephen L. Black  and
Fred Valdez Jr.
Daniel R. Potter
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thomas R. Hester
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78285
Stephen L. Black
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78285
Fred Valdez Jr.
Affiliation:
Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78285
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Abstract

In a recent paper, Marcus (1983) provides a timely synthesis of the rapidly accumulating body of data from various projects in the Maya Lowlands. One of the specific problems discussed by Marcus is that of temporal and cultural definition of the Swasey phase at the sites of Cuello and Colha, and its relationship to other early components. Our comment presents new data from Colha that were not available to Marcus. These data have significantly expanded our understanding of the earliest occupations at the site and have important implications for intersite comparisons.

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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , July 1984 , pp. 628 - 631
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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