A behavioral interpretation of high density ceramic sherd concentrations at Midnight Terror Cave
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Publication Date
January 2014
Publication Title
California Anthropologist
Volume Number
29
Issue Number
2
Abstract
The initial survey and surface collection ofhalf of Midnight Terror Cave in the Spring of2008 uncovered the presence of a number ofhigh density deposits of broken ceramics. Allof the deposits were located in marginal are-as along the cave wall and in other inaccessi-ble spaces. The deposits consisted of anextremely heterogeneous mix of ceramictypes none of which yielded a reconstructablevessel. The patterns noted suggest that thedeposits reflect the deposition of materialused in previous rituals that had been rede- posited in preparation for the next use. Suchbehaviors have been described ethnograph-ically as part of modern Maya ritual.
Document Type
Article
Language
English
Identifier
SFS0071497_00001
Recommended Citation
Brady, James E. and Giron-Abrego, Mario, "A behavioral interpretation of high density ceramic sherd concentrations at Midnight Terror Cave" (2014). KIP Articles. 442.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/442