Here we report the results of excavation and interdisciplinary study of the largest child and
camelid sacrifice known from the New World. Stratigraphy, associated artifacts, and …

This paper reviews the significant advances in isotopic investigations in Andean South
America and directs scholars to explore new theoretical and analytical directions …

This article presents a review of the earliest Maya skeletal remains thus far found, including
a list of 398 burials dating to the Early (1800–900 bc) and Middle Preclassic periods (900 …

Strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotopes were measured in human tooth enamel from 66
burials in 9L-22 and 9L-23 residential groups at the Classic Maya site of Copan in western …

The ancient city of Chichén Itzá in Yucatán, Mexico, was one of the largest and most
influential Maya settlements during the Late and Terminal Classic periods (ad 600–1000) …

Abstract The Caribbean & Mesoamerica Biogeochemical Isotope Overview (CAMBIO) is an
archaeological data community designed to integrate published biogeochemical data from …

The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) represents one of the few domestic animals of the New
World. While current research points to distinct domestication centres in the Southwest USA …

This paper provides new information about the social structure of the Late Classic (ad 600–
800) Maya by using stable isotope analysis to analyze dietary practices and migration …

Abstract This article addresses Postclassic Maya population recovery in the aftermath of the
collapse of Terminal Classic period political centers by 1100 CE in northern Yucatan …

In this study, we present evidence for the use of slingstones and other projectile stones
among the ancient Maya peoples of the Usumacinta River region. Rounded stones are …