Date of Award
1996
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Colby Access Only)
Department
Colby College. Religious Studies Dept.
Advisor(s)
Thomas R.W. Longstaff
Abstract
Research at La Sierra is threatened by the encroaching development of a new housing project. Thus excavation at La Sierra must be considered "salvage archaeology". Excavation uncovered 55 percent +/- 5 percent of structure lA-48. Between eight and ten men worked eight hours per day, five days per week from March 29th until May 20th. Excavation of structure lA-48 included sub-operations 29E, 29F, 29G, 29H, 291, 29J, 29K, and 29L. Initially, I began excavating structure lA-48 to understand its function and to relate this function to its position between site core I and the new site core extension. Later, I modified this hypothesis according to the data generated during excavation.
Keywords
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Honduras -- Naco Valley, Naco Valley (Honduras) -- Antiquities, La Sierra site (Honduras), Honduras -- Antiquities
Recommended Citation
Agelasto IV, Peter A., "Excavation of structure 1A-48 in the urban core of La Sierra & investigation into development of the urban core in a late classic settlement Naco Valley, Honduras" (1996). Honors Theses. Paper 351.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/351
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