Caches, Chultuns, and Stelae at the Preclassic Maya Center of Cival

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Recent Investigations in Maya Archaeology, Epigraphy, Bioarchaeology, and Zooarchaeology by the Holmul Archaeological Project in Northeastern Peten, Guatemala" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Cival is a large Preclassic period site occupied between 800 BCE and 300 CE. It served as the regional capital of the Holmul region from 300 BC until the city was attacked around AD 200. The Holmul Archaeological Project first visited the site of Cival in 2000. Eight years of excavations at the site revealed evidence of extensive ceremonial rituals, especially within the Central E-Group plaza. This presentation provides an overview of ritual practices, with particular emphasis on caches, stelae, and chultuns. Social memory and sacred place are utilized to contextualize these findings.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Recent Investigations in Maya Archaeology, Epigraphy, Bioarchaeology, and Zooarchaeology by the Holmul Archaeological Project in Northeastern Peten, Guatemala   •
• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

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Abstract Id(s): 50149