Research Reports from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Volume Three

Table of Contents : Archaeological Investigations of the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: An Introduction to Volume Three / by Fred Valdez, Jr. and Rissa M. Trachman (p.1-6) -- Mount Allison University: The 2008 Archaeological Program in Northwest Belize / by Grant Aylesworth and Brent Suttie (p.7-14) -- Excavations (2008) at the Los Pisos Courtyard, La Milpa, Belize / by Maria Martinez (p.15-34) -- Investigations (2008) at La Milpa, Belize: Plaza A, Structure 4 / by Rissa M. Trachman (p.35-40) -- An Overview of Archaeological Investigations at Plaza B, La Milpa: The 2008 Field Season / by Brett Houk, Débora Trein, and Gregory Zaro (p.41-60) -- Excavations at La Milp, Belize: Structure 22 / by Gregory Zaro (p.61-70) -- Overview of the 2008 Excavations at Structures 23 and 27, Plaza B, La Milpa, Belize / by Antonio Padilla and Shannon M. Smith (p.71-80) -- Preliminary Investigations East and West of the Acropolis, La Milpa, Belize: The 2008 Field Season / by Brandon S. Lewis (p.81-84) -- The 2008 Field Season at Group A of the Medicinal Trail Site, Northwestern Belize / by David M. Hyde (p.85-96) -- A Late Preclassic Burial at Medicinal Trail: Excavation and Analysis of Burial 3 / by Angeliki Kalamara Cavazos (p.97-110) -- Group B of the Medicinal Trail Site: Select Excavations at Operation 12 / by Deanna M. (p.111-114) -- Group B of the Medicinal Trail Site: Operation 12 (Lots A, Q, and R) / by Lauri McInnis Martin (p.115-120) -- Operation 15: Berm Structures and Water Management at Medicinal Trail (RB 62), Belize / by Erin E. Gill (p.121-126) -- Medicinal Trail Archaeology: Investigations at Operation 13 / by Maia Dedrick (p.127-142) -- Excavations at the Medicinal Trail Site (2008): Operation 14 / by Madelyn Percy (p.143-144) -- RB 70: The 2008 Investigations (p.145-148) -- Excavations at La Milpa Easts and the Aguada Lagunita Elusiva: The 2008 Field Season / by Estella Weiss-Krejci (p.149-168) -- Plan for Phase Two Research at Wari Camp (RB 56): Household, Neighborhood, and Ward in the Prehispanic Maya City / by Laura Levi (p.167-176) -- Experimental Pottery Studies in Belize / by Sharon Hankins (p.177)Texas Archeological Research Laborator

Research Reports from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Volume Two

Table of Contents : Situating Research: An introduction to the PfBAP Research Reports (Vol. 2) / by Fred Valdez, Jr (p.1-10) -- Excavations of Plaza A, Structure 4, at the Site of La Milpa, Belize: A Report of the 2007 Field Season / by Rissa Trachman (p.11-18) -- Archaeological Investigations at La Milpa, Structures 3 and 93: The 2007 Field Season / by Liwy Grazioso Sierra (p.19-28) -- Excavations at La Milpa, Belize, Los Pisos Courtyard, Operation A2: Report of the 2007 Season / by Maria Martinez (p.29-44) -- The 2007 Season of the La Milpa Core Project: An Introduction to the Texas Tech University Investigations at the Plaza B Area / by Brett Houk (p.45-60) -- Excavations of Monuments in Plaza B and at Structure 21: The 2007 Field Season / by Debora Trein (p.61-68) -- The 2007 Field Season Excavations at Structures 23 and 27 / by Antonio Padilla (p.69-78) -- Excavations at Structure 22: The 2007 Field Season / by James E. Barrera (p.79-86) -- Preliminary Comments for Courtyard 149: The 2007 Field Season at La Milpa, Belize / by Brandon S. Lewis, Robyn Dodge, and Oliver Wigmore (p.87-92) -- Excavations in Depression A at La Milpa East (RB LME, Operation 1) / by Estella Weiss-Krejci (p.93-110) -- Excavations at Group A of the Medicinal Trail Site: Results from the 2007 Investigations / by David M. Hyde and Kirsten Atwood (p.111-136) -- Report of Excavations at the Medicinal Trail Site: Operation 7, Structure 2 / by George Rodriguez (p.137-146) -- Burial 2 at Group A of the Medicinal trail Site: Report of the 2008 Season Excavations / by Kimberly Wren and Angeliki Kalamara Cavazos (p.147-152) -- Preliminary Notes on the Cist Burial Associated with the Late Preclassic Settlement at Group A of the Medicinal Trail Site / by Angeliki Kalamara Cavazos and Kimberly Wren (p.153-162) -- Medicinal Trail Site, Group B: Report of Excavations for the 2007 Season / by Deanna M. Riddick (p.163-172) -- Preliminary Report on Group, Operation 12 of the Medicinal Trail Site / by Lauri McInnis Martin (p.173-176) -- Report of Fieldwork at Operation 11, Medicinal Trail Site: 2007 Field Season / by Jason M. Whitaker (p.177-202) -- Nothing Fauna About It: Overview of the 2007 Field Season / by Jon B. Hageman, David J. Goldstein, Erol J. Kavoutzis, and Robin Goldstein (p.203-216) -- Educating with Consistent Cultural Capital in a Mennonite Community / by Dara Shifrer (p.217)Texas Archeological Research Laborator

Research Reports from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project

Table of Contents: Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Recent Investigations / by Fred Valdez Jr. (p.1-8) -- Archaeological Research at Holotunich, 2006 / by Olivia Ng (p.9-14) -- Overview of Activities at the Medicinal Trail Site for the 2006 Season / by David M. Hyde and Fred Valdez Jr. (p.15-22) -- Report on Investigations of the Preclassic Settlement at Group A of the Medicinal Trail Site / by David M. Hyde and Kirsten Atwood (p.23-34) -- Excavations at Subop B, Medicinal Trail / by Liwy Grazioso Sierra (p.35-40) -- Excavations at the Medicinal Trail Site: Operation 7 – Structure A-2, the 2006 Season / by George Rodriguez (p.41-50) -- Evidence of Quarrying Around an Isolated Platform Mound at The Medicinal Trail Community / by David M. Hyde and Maria Martinez (p.51-28) -- Report of Excavations from the 2006 Season: Operation 11 at the Medicinal Trail Site / by Jason M. Whitaker (p.59-70) -- Excavations of a Depression (Op. 10), at The Medicinal Trail Site: Report of the 2006 Field Season / by Jeff Brewer (p.71-82) -- Ballcourt and Residential Terrace Investigations at Chawak But’o’ob, Belize: Report of the 2006 Rio Bravo Archaeological Survey / by Stanley Walling, Peter Davis, Jonathan Hanna, Leah Matthews, Nahum Prasarn, Christine Taylor, and Erol Kavountzis (p.83-92) -- Seeds, Shells, and Sites – Research in Northwest Belize: Report of Investigations form the 2006 Field Season / by Jon B. Hageman, David J. Goldstein, and Erin Thornton (p.93-108) -- Maax Na: Layout and Function of a Maya City: Report on the 2006 Field Season / by Eleanor King and Leslie Shaw (p.109-116) -- Qualm Hill: Reconnaissance, Rediscovery, and Mapping / by Paul R. Cackler, Stanley L. Walling, David M. Hyde, Fred Valdez, Jr (p.117-126) -- Results of the 2006 Investigations at Say Kah, Belize / by Brett A. Houk, Grant Aylesworth, Liwy Grazioso Sierra, Rebecca E. Bria (p.127-150) -- Appendix A: 2006 Say Kah Ceramic Data (p.151)Texas Archeological Research Laborator

Research Reports from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Volume Seven

Table of Contents : Background and Introduction to the 2012 Season of the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project / by Fred Valdez, Jr. and Grant Aylesworth (p.1-6) -- The Architecture and Environs of Structure 3: 2012 Season / by Debora Trein (p.7-34) -- Report of the 2012 Excavations at the South Ballcourt of La Milpa, Operation A6 / by David Chatelain (p.35-38) -- Overview of the 2012 La Milpa Archaeological Field Season / by Brandon s. Lewis, Yoav Me-Bar, Scott Guzman, and Leon de Santillan (p.39-54) -- Several Burials from La Milpa, LM4 in NW Belize / by Stacy Drake (p.55-58) -- Report in the 2012 Excavations at Hun Tun: Operation 5 / by Robyn L. Dodge (p.59-68) -- Research Results of the 2012 Field Season: Excavations at the Tapir Group of the Medicinal Trail Site / by David M. Hyde (p.67-90) -- Mapping Medicinal Trail: A Summary from 2004 to 2012 / by Jeff Brewer, David M. Hyde, and Michael Stowe (p.91-112) -- The 2012 Season of Survey and Excavation at La Milpa North / by Eric J. Heller (p.113-130) -- Preliminary Investigations at RB 71: The 2012 Field Season / by Nicole DeFrancisco and Cory Stevenson (p.131-140) -- Preliminary Report on the 2012 Field Season at Maax Na and Bolsa Verde, Belize / by Eleanor M. King and Leslie C. Shaw (p.141-154) -- Summary Report of Field Investigations at the Site of Dos Hombres, Summer 2012 Season / by Rissa M. Trachman and Jacob A. Canterbury (p.155-164) -- Field Investigations at Chawak But’o’ob: Preliminary Overview of the 2012 Season / Stan Walling (p.165-178) -- Ancient Maya Land Use and Today’s Environment: A Multidisciplinary Research Program / by Nicholas Brokaw (p.179-186) -- Summary Report of the 2012 Obsidian Provenance Project for PfBAP / by Walter Beckwith (p.187-188) -- Application of Low-Field Magnetic Susceptibility to Plaster Floors in Excavation Profiles at Maya Sites in the Three Rivers Region, Belize / by Michael Brennan (p.189)Texas Archeological Research Laborator

Research Reports from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Volume Six

Table of Contents : Background and Introduction to the 2011 Season of the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project / by Fred Valdez, Jr. and Marisol Cortes-Rincon (p.1-4) -- Investigations at Structure 3, La Milpa: The 2011 Field Season / by Debora Trein (p.5-32) -- Report of the 2011 Excavations at the South Ballcourt of La Milpa, Op A6 / by David Chatelain (p.33-44) -- Summary of the 2011 Activities of the La Milpa Core Project / by Brett A. Houk and Gregory Zaro (p.45-54) -- Summary of 2011 Field Season: Examination of Extended Lineages Associated with Courtyards 135 & 149 at La Milpa, Belize / by Brandon S. Lewis (p.55-58) -- Report on a Northern Residential Complex at La Milpa, Belize: Operation LM4 / by Deanna M. Riddick (p.59-62) -- Preliminary Notes on a Chultun Burial at La Milpa – LM-4 / by Stacy Drake (p.63-68) -- Excavations at Groups B and C, Say Kah, Belize, 2011 / by Sarah E. Jackson and Linda A. Brown (p.69-102) -- Hun Tun Archaeology: Report on the 2011 Field Season / by Robyn L. Dodge (p.103-114) -- Aguada Lagunita Elusiva (RB Lagunita), La Milpa East (RB LME) and Results of the 2011 Explorations along the LaMap East Transect Extension / by Estella Weiss-Krejci and Michael Brandl (p.115-126) -- Towards a Biography Of Place: The 2011 Season of Survey and Excavation at La Milpa North / by Eric J. Heller (p.127-144) -- Phase 2 Research at Wari Camp (RB-56): Summer 2011 / by Laura Levi (p.145-152) -- Summary Report of Investigations at the Site of Dos Hombres: Summer 2011 / by Rissa M. Trachman and Katherine MacDonald (p.153-158) -- Preliminary Report on the 2011 Activities of the Mount Allison University Archaeological Field School in Belize / by Grant R. Aylesworth (p.159-162) -- Tree Species Composition at Medicinal Trail Group A / by Nicholas Brokaw and Sheila Ward (p.163-164) -- Report on Some Stone Tools from RB 18, Northwest Belize: Guijarral and the Chispas Group / by David M. Hyde (p.165)Texas Archeological Research Laborator

41BX68: A Preshitoric Quarry-Workshop In Northern Bexar County, Texas

During late February and early March of 1978, personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted intensive mapping and limited subsurface testing of the prehistoric quarry-workshop site of 41 BX 68. Investigations of the site, located near the intersection of FM 1604 and Elm Creek in northern Bexar County (see Fig. 1), were conducted under the terms of a contract (Purchase Order No. 40-7442-8-426) with the Soil Conservation Service. Located near proposed Floodwater Retarding Structure 11, portions of the extensive site will soon be altered or critically damaged by modification. Preliminary observations of the site indicated large areas were relatively undisturbed since the original aboriginal activity had taken place (Brown et al. 1977). Intact, relatively undisturbed concentrations of lithic debris were noted (see Fig. 2). The frequency, distribution and association of these materials were considered to be of unusual value in identifying intra-site activity areas. The intent of the current investigation was to formulate a preliminary description of the site and identify various aspects of lithic technological processes and their intra-site relationships in a prehistoric south central Texas quarry-workshop area

An Archaeological Evaluation of Three Prehistoric Sites Upper Cibolo Creek Watershed, Kendall County, Southern Central Texas

During the summer of 1977, personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), conducted archaeological test excavations at three sites along Frederick Creek in Kendall County, Texas. These sites were located in areas proposed for modification by the construction of Floodwater Retarding Structure #3 in the Upper Cibolo Creek watershed. The field work was conducted under a contract between the Center for Archaeological Research and the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service (Purchase Order No. 40-7442-7-1212). An initial survey of the area had been conducted in February 1975, and resulted in the documentation of two historic and 17 prehistoric sites (Bass and Hester 1975). Three prehistoric sites, 41 KE 46, 41 KE 54 and 41 KE 57, were recommended for testing to evaluate their importance. To more clearly define the archaeological potential of these three sites, the investigations had two major objectives: (l) to accurately determine the horizontal and vertical extent of the cultural deposits; and (2) to evaluate these archaeological resources in terms of possible nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

Natural Gas Pipeline Survey Northwest Menard County, Texas Prepared for the City of Menard

Pursuant to requirements of the E.D.A. as outlined in a letter from the City Menard, Texas dated April 16, 1979, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) submitted a proposal for an archaeological survey of the route of a new natural gas pipeline. This proposal was accepted by the City of Menard in a letter dated April 23, and the survey was accomplished on May 1 and 2 by Thomas C. Kelly and Fred Valdez, Jr., archaeologists from the UTSA Center for Archaeological Research

Investigation of Prehistoric Rockshelter and Terrace Sites Along Portions of the Salado Creek Drainage, Nothern Bexar County, Texas

During late fall and winter of 1977, personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), conducted limited test excavations and controlled surface collections along portions of the Salado Creek drainage in northern Bexar County (Fig. I). Four specific areas were examined, as they were soon to be inundated or critically altered by proposed floodwater retarding structures. The sites in these locations had previously been identified and recommended for further work by Hester et al. (1974). During field operations, the areas of Floodwater Retarding Structures 3, 6, 10 and 15 were investigated. A total of four terrace sites, two small rockshelters and two rockshelter complexes were tested. Of the shelters, one complex and one individual shelter, both previously unrecorded, were discovered in the immediate vicinity of the retarding structures during the course of testing operations. Testing was concentrated in the immediate vicinities of Mud Creek, Panther Springs Creek and portions of the main channel of Salado Creek

A Preliminary Assessment of Archaeological Resources at Tobins Oakwell Farm, San Antonio, Texas

A preliminary archaeological survey and assessment of the Tobins Oakwell Farm project area was conducted during August 22-24, 1977, by archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The work was conducted within two nearby but separate areas adjacent to Salado Creek within the city limits of San Antonio, northern Bexar County. The investigation was performed under a contract between the Center and Ford, Powell and Carson, architects and planners