Construction of a Community: Recent Findings from Ceren, El Salvador
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)
Archaeological research at Cerén continues to contribute to key questions within Mesoamerica and beyond regarding how quotidian practices both constructed and were impacted by the social and political landscape of this community. The fortuitous sudden burial of the site beneath meters of volcanic ash resulted in the preservation of structures, artifacts, a sacbe,and agricultural fields. This session explores the variety of data collected in the 2013 field season, with specific focus given to the exploration of the Cerén sacbe, associated artifacts, and paleobotanical discoveries. Additionally, various papers within the session situate Cerén in a comparative perspective with other research throughout Mesoamerica.
Site Name Keywords
Ceren
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Other Keywords
Maya •
Ceren •
roads •
Geoarchaeology •
Agriculture •
Paleoethnobotany •
Archaeological Methods •
archaeobotany •
Household Archaeology •
Beans
Culture Keywords
Maya
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Data Recovery / Excavation
Material Types
Ceramic •
Building Materials •
Macrobotanical
Temporal Keywords
Classic Period
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica •
Central America •
Republic of El Salvador (Country) •
SV (ISO Country Code) •
Republic of Honduras (Country) •
HN (ISO Country Code) •
North America (Continent) •
El Salvador
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Sacbe Construction, Agricultural Production, and Community Organization in the Classic Maya Community of Cerén, El Salvador (2015)