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VIRTUAL - Finger Loops, Vases, and Chocolate: A Rare Maya Burial at Pacbitun, Belize

February 25, 2021 @ 7:30 pm EST Eastern Time

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AIA Society: Kentucky

Lecturer: Sheldon Skaggs

The discovery of carved marble fragments with a Late Classic-to-Terminal Classic period (550–900 CE) elite burial in the center of a courtyard at the ancient Maya site of Pacbitun, Belize adds to the corpus of Ulúa Valley marble vases fragments found in the Maya lowlands. Confirmation of the vase’s origins by both style and stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis shows that the likely source of production is the archaeological site of Travesia, in northwest Honduras. Additional residue analysis hints at the use and contents of these mysterious vases. In addition to the implications for trade and political connections between the archaeological sites in Belize and Honduras, the direct association of the vase fragments to a potentially desecrated burial highlights some interesting questions about local politics at Pacbitun, Belize. Artifacts from Pacbitun available after lecture as 3D printed replicas and shown in real time online modeling.

Short bibliography and/or website on lecture topic:

www.pacbitunarchaeology.com/about-prap/

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February 25, 2021
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7:30 pm EST
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Pamela Beattie
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Pamela.beattie@louisville.edu

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