1. Building a high‐resolution chronology at the Maya archaeological site of El Palmar, Mexico.
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Tsukamoto, K., Tokanai, F., Moriya, T., and Nasu, H.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations ,ARCHAEOLOGICAL chronology ,ARCHAEOLOGISTS ,CARBON isotopes ,PLAZAS - Abstract
This paper discusses how detailed analyses of archaeological contexts and macrobotanical remains are critical for building a high‐resolution chronology in archaeological research. While the application of Bayesian modelling has improved chronology‐building significantly, archaeologists have sometimes neglected different dates recovered from the same depositional layer without further scrutiny. Based on 78 radiocarbon samples, this problem is challenged by building a high‐resolution chronology of the Guzmán Group, a small plaza compound of the ancient Maya city of El Palmar, Mexico. The results permit a deeper understanding of relationships between dynastic interactions and the emergence of non‐royal elites in Classic Maya society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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