Final Report of the 2000 Yo’okop Field Season: Initial Mapping and Surface Collections
Justine M. Shaw, Dave Johnstone, and Ruth Krochock
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Research Year:  2000
Culture:  Maya
Chronology:  Late Classic
Location:  Quintana Roo, Yucatán, México
Site:  Okop or La Aguada

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction to the Site Location Physiographic Characterization> Previous Research at Yo’okop Initial Hypotheses Methods General Site Layout Group A Group B Group C Group D
Architecture Ceramic Analyses Epigraphy Preliminary Analysis of Epigraphic and Iconographic Data Plans for Future Documentation of Carved Stone Monuments Discussion and Conclusions List of Figures Sources Cited

Acknowledgements

The 2000 Yo’okop field season was made possible by grants from the H. John Heinz III Fund of the Heinz Family Foundation (reference number H1305) and the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI project number 99016). Without these funds, our research would not have been possible.

Additionally, the members of Proyecto Arqueológico Yo’okop would like to thank Hugh and Dianne Johnstone and Tom and Mary Lou Shaw for years of unflagging support as we worked toward our goal of running our own research project. Our family and friends have been incredibly patient and supportive. We also would like to thank the following colleagues: David Freidel for giving us the opportunity to first work in the Northern Lowlands, Bill Rathje for his continued encouragement, Vernon Scarborough for reading through drafts of early proposals, Jennifer Mathews for providing us with excellent advice and connections to get started in Quintana Roo, Miguel Astor Aguilera for keeping us sane in the field, Nancy Forand for giving us in-depth information about local culture and politics, Adriana Velázquez Morlet (director of INAH-Quintana Roo) for enabling us in our initial reconnaissance and giving us helpful proposal recommendations, and INAH Nacional for giving us permission to carry out our research.

Finally, and most importantly, we would like to thank the people of Sabán and Huay Max who graciously allowed us to live and work in their ejido during the summer of 2000.  In addition to the crew members we were able to hire, we received countless archaeological (and survival) tips and assistance from individuals throughout the ejido.

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