Preliminary Report of the 2004 Field Season at Lamanai: The Maya Archaeometallurgy Project
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Abstract
The following is a preliminary report of the 2004 field season at Lamanai, Belize by the Maya Archaeometallurgy Project and the Lamanai Archaeological Project Field School. The theoretical background of the Maya Archaeometallurgy Project (MAP) is presented in summary form, along with a more detailed discussion of the methods and results of archaeological investigations in the Terminal Postclassic-Spanish Colonial Period occupation zone at Lamanai. Archaeological research on the nature of Maya metallurgy was conducted as part of a continuing program aimed at educating college students in archaeological field methods at the site of Lamanai. This report summarizes the findings of archaeological investigations at Str. N11-27, a small structure located north of two principal Terminal Postclassic-Spanish Colonial Period structures at Lamanai: Strs. N11-3 and N11-18. It is likely that Str. N11-18 represents the residence of Lamanai’s cacique, or Spanish Colonial Period native authority. Str. N11-27 may represent an outbuilding of sorts for the residents of Str. N11-18.
