Mesoamerica, Caves, Ritual, Maya, Sacred Space (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Holley Moyes. Laura Kosakowsky. Jaime Awe. Erin Ray.

The prevalence of Late Classic cultural material in ancient Maya ritual cave sites has led both researchers and lay people to characterize cave use as a Late Classic phenomenon; yet, data collected by the Belize Cave Research Project under the direction of Holley Moyes and Jaime Awe demonstrates that many if not most caves were initially used during earlier temporal periods and many sites demonstrate continued use beginning in the Preclassic period. From 2011 to 2015, the regional project has...