| 7 |
Preface |
| 9 |
The Historical Context of the Founding of Maya Cave Archaeology, by
Ann M. Scott |
| 17 |
The Mesoamerican Cave Paradigm: Its Historical Development, by
C. L. Kieffer and Ann M. Scott |
| 29 |
Cueva del Sapo: A GIS Spatial Analysis of Surface Remains in a Classic Ritual
Cave of Western Chiapas, Mexico, by
Davide Domenici and Cristina Pongetti |
51 |
Windows of the Earth: An Ethnoarchaeological Study on Cave Use in
Suchitepéquez and Sololá, Guatemala, by
Reiko Ishihara-Brito and Jenny Guerra |
61 |
The Architectural Cave as an Early Form of Artificial Cave in the Maya Lowlands, by
James E. Brady |
69 |
Je’reftheel, Roaring Creek Works, Belize, by Christophe G. B. Helmke and Gabriel D. Wrobel |
83 |
Investigations at Actun Neko, Caves Branch River Valley, Belize, by
Shawn G. Morton, Christophe Helmke and Jaime J. Awe |
95 |
Constructing the Underworld: The Built Environment in Ancient Mesoamerican Caves, by Holley Moyes |
111 |
A Green Obsidian Eccentric from Actun Uayazba Kab, Belize, by
W. James Stemp, Christophe G.B. Helmke, Jaime J. Awe, Tristan Carter, and Sarah Grant |
125 |
Manuports in Caves, by Michael Mirro |
133 |
Leaving No Stone Unturned: The Identification and Interpretation of Unmodified
or Minimally Modified Stone Manuports in Caves, by James E. Brady |
137 |
Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Source Speleothems
from Archaeological Contexts in the Sibun Valley Region of Belize, Central America, by
Humberto Nation, Polly A. Peterson, James E. Brady, Hector Neff, and Patricia A. McAnany |
