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A Reassessment of the Chronology and Function of Gordon's Cave #3, Copan, Honduras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2010

James E. Brady
James E. Brady
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Dumbarton OaksResearch Library and Collection, 1703 32nd St., N.W., Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Abstract

Recent excavations in the first chamber of Gordon's Cave #3 encountered a use floor with a substantial quantity of sherds and artifacts. Middle Preclassic, Gordon subphase sherds were recovered, but overall the ceramics suggest that Preclassic use of the cave was minor with the most intensive use occurring during the Classic period. The artifact assemblage provides a fuller picture of cave rituals which appear to be similar in many respects to those practiced by modern groups in the Guatemalan highlands.

Resumen

En las excavaciones recientes en la primera cámara de la Cueva Gordon #3 se encontró un piso de uso conteniendo una cantidad substancial de tiestos y otros artefactos. Se encontraron tiestos de la subfase Gordon del preclásico medio, pero sobre todo la cerámica sugiere que el uso fue menor en el preclásico mientras que la utilizacioń más intensa ocurrió durante el período clásico. El conjunto de artefactos nos da una idea más amplia de los ritos de la cueva, los cuales se parecen en muchas maneras a los practicados hoy en día por los grupos actuales de las tierras altas de Guatemala.

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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 6 , Spring 1995 , pp. 29 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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