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Between the Gorge and the Estuary: Archaeological Investigations of the 2001 Season of the Xibun Archaeological Research Project

Edited by Patricia A. McAnany and Ben S. Thomas

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Preface and Acknowledgements, Patricia A. McAnany

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Table of Contents

1. Archaeology of the Xibun Maya 1 - 206 KB
Patricia A. McAnany and Ben Thomas

Part I. The Base of the Sibun Gorge (Transect 1) - 1.96 MB

2. Mapping the Hershey Site and Beyond with a Total Station, GPS, and Magnetometry
Steven Morandi, David Buck, Dan Welch and Brian Norris

3. Actun Chanona: the Steep Ascent into the Largest Cave in the Valley
Polly A. Peterson

4. Modified and Constructed Spaces of Actun Chanona
Allan Cobb

5. In the Shadow of the Hershey Pyramid: Excavations at Group D (Operation 50)
Eleanor Harrison

6. Investigating the Main Plaza of the Hershey Site (Operation 51)
Eleanor Harrison

7. Between the Platforms of Group C: Excavation at Operation 53
Kevin Acone

8. The Search for Spanish-Colonial Xibun: 2001 Season
Daniel Finamore

Part II: The Middle and Lower Valley (Transects 3, 4, and 5) - 2.65 MB

9. Caves of the Sibun-Manatee Karst
Polly A. Peterson

10. Revisiting the Mortuary Deposits of Structure 130 at Pakal Na (Operation 22)
Eleanor Harrison and Kevin Acone

11. Unraveling the Construction Sequence of Structure 136, Pakal Na (Operation 36)
Steven Morandi

12. Magnetometry and Excavation of an Anomaly at Structure 131, Pakal Na (Operation 37)
Daniel Welch

13. Locating Settlements and Caves near Gracy Rock (Including maps of Cedar Bank, Juana Pond, Butcher Burns, and Freshwater Creek)
David Buck and Ben Thomas

14. Colonial-Period Occupational Debris at Cedar Bank (Operation 40)
Steven Morandi

15. Obispo Site: Terminal Ritual (Operation 30) and Residential Architecture (Operation 31)
Steven Morandi

16. A Circular Shrine and Repositioned Stelae at the Oshon Site (Operation 24)
Eleanor Harrison

Part III. Comparative Studies of Site Planning and Furnishing - 1.02 MB

17. Site Hierarchies and Settlement Districts
Ben Thomas, Kristen Marx, and Tara Bermingham

18. Construction Materials and Techniques at Pakal Na, Hershey, and Samuel Oshon Sites
Jessica L. King

19. Modification and Transport of Dripwater Formations in the Sibun River Valley
Shoshaunna Parks

Part IV. Pottery Analyses - 277 KB

20. "Pottery for All Reasons:" Ceramics through Time in the Sibun Valley
Sandra L. López Varela

21. Pottery Vessels from Chanona, Usrey, and Arch Caves
Alleen Betzenhauser

Part V. Studies of Chipped and Ground Stone - 895 KB

22. Chipped Stone Tools from Caves and Settlements
M. Margaret Abercrombie

23. Comparison of Chipped Stone Debitage from Pakal Na, Samuel Oshon and Augustine Obispo Sites
Christa D. Cesario

24. Obsidian of the 2001 Field Season
Chen Sian Lim and Ben Thomas

25. Groundstone Artifacts from Settlements and Caves
Jenny Haggar

Part VI. Biological and Environmental Analyses - 1.02 MB

26. Human Remains from Ritual Interments at Pakal Na and Actun Chanona
Helga Hauksdottir and Steve Morandi

27. Sibun Valley Fauna from Excavations and Caves
Norbert Stanchly

28. Faunal Taphonomy and Ritual Offerings in Five Caves of the Sibun Valley
Daniel I. Leonard

29. Parrotfish and Pharyngeal Jaws: Faunal Remains from the Oshon Site
Erol Kavountzis

30. Beads, Bones, and Botanical Remains: Results of Sieving and Flotation
Emily Hall

31. Fluvial Geomorphology of the Sibun Drainage
Thomas F. Bullard

32. Soils of the Sibun Valley: Modeling Ancient Landscapes
Pat Farrell

33. Karstic and Alluvial Soils at the Base of the Gorge
Rhiannon Jones

34. Coring for Pollen in the Oxbows of Pechtun Ha and Pakal Na
John G. Jones

35. Xibun Contemporary Flora and its Significance for the Past
Kirsten Tripplett

Map Sheets

1. Hershey Site

2. Transect 1 (Base of the Gorge)