A Summary of the 1999-2002 Seasons of Archaeological Investigations at Pook's Hill, Cayo District, Belize

TY - CHAP

T1 - A Summary of the 1999-2002 Seasons of Archaeological Investigations at Pook's Hill, Cayo District, Belize

AU - Helmke, Christophe G.B.

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - The following is a synopsis of the 1999 through 2002 seasons of archaeological investigations conducted at the site of Pook's Hill. The site's location and description precede an outline of the research objectives that have guided the investigations. Results of the first four seasons of investigations are provided thereafter in summary form. Provisional analyses focus in particular on the special deposits (burials and caches), the archaeological deposits ('terminal occupation debris' and 'lenses'), the architecture (eastern shrine and sweatbath) and the fragmentary hieroglyphic texts discovered. Our investigations have revealed thar there is a notable diachronic and spatial patterning in ritual practices at Pook's Hill, as reflected in the material precipitates of such actions. Further study should offer insight into whether local and idiosyncratic patterns are manifest, or if it reflects wider Late to Terminal Classic social processes in central Belize and the eastern Maya Lowlands generally.

AB - The following is a synopsis of the 1999 through 2002 seasons of archaeological investigations conducted at the site of Pook's Hill. The site's location and description precede an outline of the research objectives that have guided the investigations. Results of the first four seasons of investigations are provided thereafter in summary form. Provisional analyses focus in particular on the special deposits (burials and caches), the archaeological deposits ('terminal occupation debris' and 'lenses'), the architecture (eastern shrine and sweatbath) and the fragmentary hieroglyphic texts discovered. Our investigations have revealed thar there is a notable diachronic and spatial patterning in ritual practices at Pook's Hill, as reflected in the material precipitates of such actions. Further study should offer insight into whether local and idiosyncratic patterns are manifest, or if it reflects wider Late to Terminal Classic social processes in central Belize and the eastern Maya Lowlands generally.

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 976-95165-3-8

VL - 3

SP - 173

EP - 191

BT - Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology

A2 - Morris, John

A2 - Jones, Sherilyne

A2 - Awe, Jaime

A2 - Helmke, Christophe

PB - Institute of Archaeology, National Institute of Culture and History

CY - Belmopan

ER -