Symposium of Archaeological Investigations in Guatemala, 2004
Editors: Juan Pedro LaPorte, Bárbara Arroyo, Héctor E. Mejía
Organizing Commission: Bárbara Arroyo, Héctor L. Escobedo, Dora Guerra de González, Olga de Hazard, Juan Pedro LaPorte, Fernando Moscoso, Zoila Rodríguez Girón
Translation of the Spanish by Alex Lomónaco
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Research Year:  2004
Culture:  Primarily Maya
Chronology:  Various
Location:  Simposio en Guatemala
Site:  Various

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Warnings about this Edition

1. Accents have been eliminated in the names of archaeological sites, cultural phases and ceramic types whose roots originate in indigenous languages (Governmental Agreements of the Guatemala Government 1046-87 and 129-88).

2. The style of presentation of each work has been respected.

English translations are currently in process and will be posted as completed.

CONTENTS

SECTION 1
SUBJECT: CONVERSING WITH THE GODS

1. Prehispanic Traces in the Symbolism of Maya Weavings from Guatemala
   Barbara Knoke de Arathoon

2. The Crocodile and the Cosmos: Itzamkanac, the Place of the Alligator's House
   Ernesto Vargas Pacheco and Teri Arias Ortiz

3. The Underworld and the Celestial World in the Maya Ball Game
   Ramzy R. Barrois and Alexandre Tokovinine

4. Mythical Origins, Symbols and Rituals at Chocola and the Southern Maya Lowlands
   Juan Antonio Valdés and Cristina Vidal

SECTION 2
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHERN PETÉN

5. The Paleo-Environmental Sequence of the Mirador Basin in Petén
   David Wahl, Thomas Schreiner and Roger Byrne

6. One Katun of Hope at El Mirador, Petén: Exploration and Re-excavation of Structure 34 from the Late Preclassic
   Richard D. Hansen, Enrique Monterroso Tun, Antonieta Cajas, Adriana Linares and Carlos Morales

7. Excavations at the Site of La Muerta, Mirador Basin, Petén
   Edgar Suyuc, Beatriz Balcárcel, Francisco López and Silvia Alvarado

8. Naachtun Archaeological Project: Preliminary Results of the First Field Season 2004
   Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Peter Mathews, Marcelo Zamora, Martín Rangel, Debra Walter, Silvia Alvarado, Ernesto Arredondo, Shawn Morton, Roberta Parry, Baudilio Salazar and Jeff Seibert

9. Recent Notes on the Archaeological Salvage Research in Sites Near Communities to the Southwest of the Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo National Park
   Paulino I. Morales

10. Chultuns in the Surroundings of the Yaxhá Lagoon, Petén
    Zoila Calderón and Bernard Hermes

11. Archaeological Salvage and Restoration at Corozal Torre and Naranjito, Petén
    Varinia Matute and Raúl Noriega

12. The Terminal Classic in the Area of the Yaxhá Lagoon, Petén
    Bernard Hermes and Gustavo Martínez

13. Exploration and Restoration of the East Platform at the Lost World, Tikal (Structures 5D-83 to 5D-89)
    Juan Pedro Laporte

14. The Preclassic and Monumental Past in the Holmul Region: Results of 2003 and 2004 Field Seasons at Cival, Petén
    Jeremy R. Bauer, Ángel Castillo, Daniel Leonard, Mónica Antillón, Antolín Velásquez, Jennifer M. Johnson and Joel Zovar

15. In Search of the Early Classic Population at La Sufricaya, Petén
    Jennifer Foley

16. Evolutionary Process of the Urban Epi-center of Naranjo, Petén
    Vilma Fialko

17. Investigation in Temples B-19 and B-24 of Naranjo, Petén: The Evolution of the North-South Axis of the Central Plaza
    Laura L. Gámez

18. Quadrangle A-19: A Restricted Architectural Assemblage at the Epi-center of Naranjo, Petén
    Daniel E. Aquino

19. Ten Years of Archaeological Investigations at the Holmul River Basin in the Northeastern Region of Petén
    Vilma Fialko

20. The Transition from the Late Preclassic to the Early Classic Period in the Intersite Zone of Xultun and San Bartola, Petén
    Thomas G. Garrison

21. Dedication, Termination and Perpetuation: A Late Classic Shrine at San Bartolo, Petén
    Jessica H. Craig

22. Regional Archaeological Project at San Bartolo, Petén: Results of the Third Field Season, 2004
    William A. Saturno and Mónica Urquizú

SECTION 3
ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN PETÉN AND THE USUMACINTA RIVER

23. Reconnaissance and Settlement Patterns at Sierra del Lacandón, Petén
    Charles Golden, Edwin Román, A. Rene Muñoz, Andrew Scherer and Luis A. Romero

24. Preliminary Results of the First Season at Zapote Bobal, Township of La Libertad, Petén
    Véronique Breuil-Martínez, James L. Fitzsimmons, Laura L. Gámez, Edy Barrios and Edwin Román

25. Recent Discoveries at El Perú-Waka’, Petén: Sacred Landscapes in the Southeastern Zone of the Epi-Center
    Michelle E. Rich

26. Investigations at Chakah, Petén: A Peripheral Site of El Perú-Waka’
    Fabiola Quiroa and Griselda Pérez

27. Investigations of Monumental Architecture in the Area of the Northwestern Palace Complex at El Perú-Waka’, Petén
    David F. Lee, Jennifer C. Piehl and Juan Carlos Meléndez

28. Monumental Architecture in the Eastern Section of Plazas 1 and 2 at El Perú-Waka’, Petén
    Olivia Navarro Farr and Horacio Martínez

29. Eliminating the Sacred Kings and Reinstating the Gods: Some General Considerations about the Second Field Season at El Perú-Waka’, Petén
    David Freidel and Héctor L. Escobedo

30. Explorations at the Site of Nacimiento, Petexbatun, Petén
    Markus Eberl and Claudia Vela

31. Results of the 2002-2004 Field Seasons, Aguateca Excavation and Restoration Project, Petén, Second Phase, PRAS
    Erick M. Ponciano and Takeshi Inomata

SECTION 4
ARCHAEOLOGY IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL PETÉN, AND BELIZE

32. The Candelarias Cave, Alta Verapaz: Demythifying Communitarian Participation in Patrimonial Conservation
    Mario Del Cid and David R. García

33. The Cancuen Regional Project, Petén: The Route Between the Northern Altiplano and Cancuen
    Arik Ohnstad

34. A Materialistic Perspective about the Courtly Maya Elites: Contrast with Evidence Found in Texts
    Sarah E. Jackson

35. Excavations at the Archaeological Site of Tres Islas, Río Pasión, Petén
    John Tomasic, Claudia M. Quintanilla and Edy Barrios

36. Machaquila from a Regional Geographic Perspective
    Juan Pedro Laporte, Héctor E. Mejía and Jorge E. Chocón

37. The Organization of Space in a Classic Maya City: The Central Plazas at Machaquila, Petén
    Andrés Ciudad, María Josefa Iglesias, Jesús Adánez and Jorge E. Chocón

38. Results of Micro-Morphological Studies in Sediments, Stuccos and Soils at La Trinidad, Petén
    Ellen Spensley

39. Between the Center and the Periphery in the Land of the "IK" Lords: Recent Investigations at the Satellite Sites of Motul de San José, Petén
    Matthew D. Moriarty

40. Economic and Political Interaction in the Maya Periphery: New Evidence from Pusilha, Belize
    Cassandra R. Bill, Geoffrey E. Braswell and Christian M. Prager

41. Shifts in the Political Situation and Socioeconomical Conditions of the San Pedro Maya in British Honduras, 1855-1936
    Jason Yaeger, Minette C. Church, Jennifer Dornan and Richard M. Leventhal

SECTION 5
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ALTIPLANO AND EASTERN GUATEMALA, AND OF EL SALVADOR

42. Down to the Sterile Ground: "X-Rays" of the Kaminaljuyu Park
    Matilde Ivic de Monterroso

43. From the Preclassic to the Classic in La Palangana, Kaminaljuyu
    Carlos Alvarado

44. New Insights on the Acropolis of Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala
    Stephen D. Houston, Zachary X. Nelson, Carlos Chiriboga, Carlos Alvarado, Héctor L. Escobedo and Karl Taube

45. The Kaminaljuyu Park Archaeological Project: Preliminary Results of the Ceramic Analysis
    Marion Popenoe de Hatch

46. The Archaeology of San Miguel Dueñas, Sacatepéquez
    José E. Benítez

47. Prehispanic Monuments in Front of the Rectory Building of the University of San Carlos, Guatemala
    Guillermo Mata Amado

48. Sculptures, Settlement and Landscape in the Guatemalan Highlands: A Research Proposal
    Eugenia Robinson

49. Maps and Cultural Evidence in the Valleys of Chiquimula, San Juan Ermita, Jocotán and Camotán
    Carlos Batres, Lucrecia de Batres, Marlen Garnica, Ramiro Martínez and Raquel Valle

50. Archaeological Salvage at El Chiquirín, Gulf of Fonseca, La Unión, El Salvador
    Marlon Escamilla and Shione Shibata

51. Archaeological Salvage Investigation in Verapaz, San Vicente, El Salvador
    José H. Erquicia

52. Archaeological Salvage in the lotificación Ciudad Nuevo Tazumal, Chalchuapa
    Shione Shibata

53. Evidences of the Indigo Industry in the Copan-Ch’orti’ Basin
    Carlos Batres, Lucrecia de Batres, Marlen Garnica, Ramiro Martínez and Raquel Valle

SECTION 6
STUDIES ABOUT ART, ICONOGRAPHY AND EPIGRAPHY

54. Considerations for the Definition of Strategies for the Conservation of Stucco Reliefs and Friezes in the Maya Region
    Eric F. Hansen and Carolina Castellanos

55. Musical Iconography
    Matthias Stöckli

56. Typologies and Construction Systems in the Maya Architecture of Petén
    Gaspar Muñoz Cosme

57. Paleo-Christian Architecture and Urban Planning in the Maya Area: Distribution and Use of the New Religious Spaces
    Juan García Targa

58. When Collecting Artifacts is a Conversation with the Gods
    Linda Brown

59. San Bartolo, Petén: Late Preclassic Techniques of Mural Painting
    Heather Hurst

60. The Identification of the West Wall Figures at Pinturas Sub-1, San Bartolo, Petén
    William A. Saturno, David Stuart and Karl Taube

61. The Royal Names of the Classic: Reading and Mythological Interpretation
    Ana García Barrios, Ana Martín Díaz and Pilar Asensio Ramos

62. Broken Fingers: The Capture of the Scribe in Classic Maya Culture
    Kevin J. Johnston

63. An Epigraphic Account Related to Structure 4 at Machaquila, Petén
    Alfonso Lacadena and María Josefa Iglesias

64. The Monuments at Naachtun, Petén
    Peter Mathews, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Marcelo Zamora and Alexander Parmington

SECTION 7
ANALYSIS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL: STONE, CLAY AND BONE ARTIFACTS

65. Grinding Material at Chinkultic, Chiapas
    María Elena Ruiz Aguilar

66. Reduction Techniques for Polyhedric Cores in Piedras Negras, Petén
    Zachary Hruby and Shuji Araki

67. The Obsidian of Tak’alik Ab’aj in Ceremonial Contexts
    José Crasborn

68. Special Artifacts from the Debitage Area of the Obsidian Workshop at El Baúl
    Edgar H. Carpio

69. Iconographic Study of Tiquisate Vessels with Molded Decorations, South Guatemala Coast
    Erika Magalí Gómez

70. The Offering of the Censer named "La Niña"
    Christa Schieber de Lavarreda and Jeremías Claudio Pérez

71. Offerings to the Gods in Escuintla: New Evidence on Rim-Heads Incense Burners
    Karen Pereira

72. Figurines from Cancuen: The Emergence of a Regional Perspective
    Erin L. Sears, Ronald L. Bishop and M. James Blackman

73. The Figurines of Motul de San José: Production and Representation
    Christina T. Halperin

74. The Sequence in the Ceramic Tradition of El Perú-Waka’, Petén
    Edwin Román, Ana Lucía Arroyave, Juan Carlos Meléndez, Griselda Pérez, Fabiola Quiroa and Keith Eppich

75. Preliminary Study of Animal Utilization During the Late Preclassic at El Mirador, Petén
    Erin K. Thornton and Kitty F. Emery

76. The Consumption of Vertebrates in Three Habitational Groups at Siho, Yucatán
    Christopher M. Götz

77. The Elaboration of Bone Artifacts in Domestic Groups of the Maya Elite at Aguateca, Petén
    Kitty F. Emery and Kazuo Aoyama

SECTION 8
ARCHAEOLOGY OF VERACRUZ, QUINTANA ROO AND YUCATAN

78. Cultural Diversity and Hierarchy During the Preclassic in the Central Highlands of Veracruz
    Yamile Lira López

79. Archaeology in the Yalahau Region: Preliminary Results of the 2003-2004 Field Season
    Fabio Esteban Amador and Jeffrey B. Glover

80. The Substructure of the Stuccos (5C4-I): An Example of Early Architecture at Chichen Itza
    José F. Osorio

81. The Divine Flow: Water Management at Chichen Itza
    Rocío González De la Mata, José F. Osorio and Peter J. Schmidt

82. Graffiti at the Initial Series Group: Structure 5C35, Chichen Itza, Yucatán, México
    Gabriel Euan Canul and Ana Martín Díaz

83. Ceramic Complexes, Percentages and Context Formation: Considerations About the Dating of Maya Buildings
    Eduardo Pérez de Heredia

84. Walled Compounds: An Interpretation of the Defensive System at Chichen Itza, Yucatán
    Francisco Pérez Ruiz

85. A Pattern of Infantile Burials in Vessels during the Transition from the Late Classic to the Terminal Classic at Chichen Itza, Yucatán
    Eduardo Pérez de Heredia, Gabriel Euan Canul, Francisco Pérez Ruiz, José F. Osorio and José Manuel Arias

SECTION 9
GENERAL AND CONTEMPORARY STUDIES

86. IDAEH'S Ceramic Collection: New Challenges in Support of Archaeological Investigations in Guatemala
    Jorge Mario Ortiz

87. Infantile Osteopathological Conditions in One Case of Forced Inanition
    Luis Ríos, Mario Vásquez, Doménec Campillo, Mary Lewis and Jason Wiersema

88. Cultural Globalization and Folklorization of the "Maya": The Case of the Guatemalan Archaeology
    Marcelo Zamora e Iyaxel Cojtí

SECTION 10
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH COAST

89. Investigations in Mound 1 at La Blanca, South Coast of Guatemala
    Michael Love, Donaldo Castillo, René Ugarte, Brian Damiata and John Steinberg

90. Methods, Theories and Advancements of the Chocola Archaeological Project in the Boca Costa Region of Guatemala
    Jonathan Kaplan

91. Mapping Methodology at Chocola, a Southern City in the Boca Costa Region of Guatemala
    Juan Pablo Herrera, Carlos Chiriboga, Jonathan Kaplan and Juan Antonio Valdés

92. Understanding the Architecture of the South Sector of Chocola, Suchitepéquez
    Oscar R. Gutiérrez

93. Un sistema de manejo de aguas en el Grupo Norte de Chocola, Suchitepéquez
    Federico Paredes, Margarita Cossich, Diana Belches, Jonathan Kaplan and Juan Antonio Valdés

94. El manejo del agua en Tak’alik Ab’aj, Retalhuleu: La evidencia de canales prehispánicos
    Elizabeth Marroquín

95. Prospección geofísica en la zona de Cotzumalguapa: Resultados de la VI Escuela Centroamericana de Geofísica Aplicada
    Sébastien Pérrot-Minnot, Erick Reyes, Beatriz Cosenza, Oswaldo Chinchilla, Alexis Mojica, Louis Pastor, Richard Vanhoeserlande and Roger Guérin

96. Artefactos de metal de la Costa Sur de Guatemala
    Elisa Mencos and Regina Moraga

SECTION 11
ROUND TABLE: THE LATE EPOCH IN THE SOUTH COAST

97. Intercambio de cerámica a larga distancia en Cotzumalguapa: Resultados del análisis por activación de neutrones
    Oswaldo Chinchilla, Ronald L. Bishop, M. James Blackman, Erin L. Sears, José Vicente Genovez and Regina Moraga

98. La conquista de Tak’alik Ab’aj
    Marion Popenoe de Hatch

99. Conociendo a los Pipiles de la Costa del Pacífico de Guatemala: Un estudio etno-histórico de documentos indígenas and del Archivo General de Centroamérica
    Ruud Van Akkeren

100. Buscando las fábricas del Plomizo: Exploraciones geofísicas en el área de La Blanca, Costa Sur de Guatemala
     Hector Neff

101. Mesa Redonda sobre arqueología tardía de la Costa Sur: Discusión
     Bárbara Arroyo

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