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Theses and Dissertations Related to Postcolumbian Archaeology in Belize
No full textList of theses and dissertations largely focused on Postcolumbian (Historical) archaeology in Beliz
Metric Data on Maya Ball Courts in the Three Rivers Adaptive Region, Holmul area, and Belize River Valley
No full textMetric data on Maya ball courts in the Three Rivers Region, Holmul area, and Belize River Valley compiled from lidar data, published maps, and published reports. This file includes information on methods and limitations, metric data on ball courts, and a bibliography
North Plaza Marketplace Study Appendices
No full textExcel spreadsheets of "Appendix A: Chan Chich North Plaza Marketplace Study Analysis Summary" and "Appendix B: Chan Chich North Plaza Marketplace Study Debitage Analysis" from The 2023 Season of the Belize Estates Archaeological Survey Team
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The 2011 Season of the La Milpa Core Project
Full text linkTable of Contents : Preface / by Brett A. Houk and Gregory Zaro (iii) -- The 2011 La Milpa Core Project Season Summary / by Brett A. Houk and Gregory Zaro (p.1-14) -- The 2011 Excavations at Structure 28 / by Vincent Sisneros, Walter Beckwith, and Brett A. Houk (p.15-38) -- The 2011 Excavations at Courtyard-100 / by Lindsey R. Moats, Walter Beckwith, and Gregory Zaro (p.39-78) -- Report on Ceramic Analysis for La Milpa Terminal Classic Project / by Lauren A. Sullivan (p.77-106) -- Report on Stone Tools From Courtyard 100 / by David M. Hyde (p.107-116) -- The La Milpa Core Project: 2007-201 1 Project Lists / by Brett A. Houk (p.117)Texas Archeological Research Laborator
A Bioarcheological Study of Life History and Body Treatment at the Maya Site of Chan Chich, Belize
No full textThe ancient Maya occupied what is today southern Mexico and western Central America. The Late Preclassic (ca. 400 BC- AD 100), Early Classic (250 to 600 AD), and the Late Classic (600 to 810 AD) were important time periods for the Maya. This research project specifically compiles the burial data from the Late Preclassic to the Late Classic at the ancient Maya city of Chan Chich, Belize. Through two overarching research questions I test whether life history impacts body treatment and if mortuary practices changed over time. The data set includes 12 inhumations (10 burials) from the Upper Plaza, the civic and ceremonial center of Chan Chich. Creating a biological profile for each individual allowed comparison of patterns in body treatment, mortuary practices, and identification of changes to mortuary practices over time. The results indicate that variables like biological sex do not influence body treatment. However, results suggest that age was a factor in body orientation and burial location. The results also showed temporal patterns in variables like burial location and grave inclusions. Osteobiographic narratives were written for six individuals; an osteobiography uses skeletal analysis, archaeological context, and ethnographic/ethnohistoric data to interpret an individual’s life story. The osteobiographies not only contextualize the individuals of the Upper Plaza but provide a insight into ancient mortuary behavior for the public. This study emphasizes the importance of bioarchaeology and its ability to highlight the stories of past people. Future research focuses on creating additional osteobiographies to corroborate with other neighboring Maya sites regarding burial location and mortuary patterns. Isotope analysis testing and a facial reconstruction would also be beneficial for future research to strengthen the osteobiographies
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Excavation and exploration of grave recovery methods at Belknap Civilian Cemetery
No full textThe purpose of this study was to assist Young County in documenting a mid-nineteenth century cemetery with no interment records and determine the suitability of future interment sites through archaeological investigations and surveys. Belknap Cemetery is ½ mile east of historic Fort Belknap near Newcastle, Texas, and is the last remnant of the historic frontier town of Belknap. The final resting place of the historical figure Major Robert Simpson Neighbors is within the cemetery as well. Deterioration and poor maintenance threaten the already diminishing site and multiple graves have lost their grave markers. Unmarked graves are vulnerable to damage and disturbance with every new interment. Mechanical scraping and trenching were the archaeological methods implemented to discover unmarked graves. While not every area within the cemetery was excavated, the proposed interment site for two specific individuals was found to be free from unmarked graves and deemed suitable for future burials. This survey was more comprehensive in its methodologies than other surveys that have taken place at Belknap Cemetery before. More modern technologies were applied and experimented with, like photogrammetry and spatial data collection, to create a full digital record of all the grave markers. These methods helped us to understand the gradual expansion of the cemetery, how the grave markers are distributed, and what areas are expected to contain unmarked graves. The conclusion of the survey found that two areas within the cemetery are less likely to contain unmarked graves and are recommended for future grave allocations
Ceramic Analysis of the José Francisco Ruiz Site, San Antonio, Texas
No full textThis thesis examines the ceramic assemblage collected by Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. during excavations at the Ruiz site (41BX795) in downtown San Antonio. Although not the first excavations conducted at this site, the artifact yield was much higher than the previous investigations. A historical review of the site reveals the many people who lived there and how the site changed over time. The artifacts reveal a long occupation period as San Antonio transitioned from a part of New Spain to the eventual state of Texas. The distribution of the artifacts informs questions about how ceramics were deposited at the site. Comparisons to the previous ceramic assemblage as well as others in San Antonio show how this site is similar to its neighbors. Through this mixture of historical and artifact analysis, I seek to answer three research questions about the site and those who lived there
Tracking shoreline change using archaeology: A case study from Copano Bay, Texas
Full text linkThis thesis focuses on the erosion of archaeological sites around the shores of Copano Bay. The research data for this project comes from three sites that are on the shore of Copano Bay: 41AS3, 41AS109, and 41RF18. The majority of the data was gathered from site 41RF18 during field work in 2005. A description of methods used in the fieldwork and of the findings is included. Annual rates of erosion and the amount of time these sites have before completely eroding into the bay is determined. The methods used to determine the rates of erosion are discussed and the historical data gathered through archival research is also presented. Finally, preservation efforts for archaeological sites around Copano Bay are proposed
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