Research in Southern Belize has produced a 1000-year record of coupled human and
environmental relationships at the ancient Maya city Uxbenká. Located at the southeastern …

In this paper, we discuss dietary and possible medicinal practices of an Early Formative
period (2000–1000 BCE) community transitioning from Archaic-style to Formative-style …

In spite of decades of intermittent research, major questions still remain about cultural
developments in the Maya area prior to the first appearance of pottery and settled village life …

We investigate the dietary impact of urbanism on the population of Cerro Jazmín, a Late and
Terminal Formative urban center in the Mixteca Alta region of Mexico (300 BC-AD 300). We …

Early urban societies feature specialized processes that integrate disparate populations as
part of their social construction. One such process is commensalism and the associated …

Mesoamerica's Formative period was one of the most critical transitions in social, political,
and economic dynamics in the region. Over the course of∼ 2000 years, communities settled …

This article analyzes the assemblages of humans and other-than-humans that animated the
sacred landscape of Cerro de la Virgen, a hilltop site occupied during the Formative period …

The production and use of masks at multiple scales and in diverse contexts is a millennia-
long tradition in Mesoamerica. In this paper, we explore some implications of Mesoamerican …

In this chapter, the author take a forward-looking perspective, considering where Preceramic
archaeology is heading based on the research presented here and suggesting some …

The southern Gulf lowlands of Mesoamerica witnessed significant cultural transformations
during the Early and Middle Formative periods (1700–400 cal BC), when the Olmec culture …