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Chan Chich: 2012 Investigations of the Upper Plaza Figure 3.3. North wall Profile of Subop CC-10-D. 23
The 2012 Season of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project approximately 10-cm thick in the areas of good preservation, which was sitting directly on top of yet another plaster floor with almost no construction fill in between. Fewer artifacts were found in these layers. Each floor after this was plaster and poorly preserved, and separate floors became increasingly hard to distinguish from resurfacings, with very little to no fill between them (Table 3.2). This series of floors was variably preserved from one floor to the next, and between different areas of the same floor. While we anticipated we might find something in the center of a plaza to denote it as an area of relative significance or cultural use, no stone monuments or caches were found in this area. Admittedly, our system of using tape and compass to identify the center of the plaza has a margin of error that is larger than Subop CC-10-D. However, in the southeast corner of Subop CC-10-A, we uncovered a burial, which was cut into at least one plaster floor (Floor 3) then covered over. This burial was designated Burial 10, and the exposed area of the burial cut measures approximately 90 cm north-south and 40 cm east-west. The burial appears to extend under an unexcavated section of Floor 7 in the western half of Subop CC-10-A, and may continue to the south beyond the limits of the subop. Due to time limitations, we did not excavate this burial this season, however a more thorough excavation will be conducted in the 2013 season. Prior to backfilling the burial’s location was marked with layer of empty artifact bags, approximately 10 cm of sterile, screened dirt, and a layer of orange flagging tape. Subops CC-10-C Subop CC-10-C was originally opened to investigate a possible anomaly that was detected in the GPR study near the northeast corner of the GPR grid. However, our observations here were consistent with the hypothesis that the radar was picking up on air pockets in the top meter of construction fill. After this was determined, we decided to excavate Subop CC-10-C to bedrock to gather data for a comparison between the northeast corner of the plaza and Subops CC-10-A, -B, and -D in the center. Stratigraphy in Subop CC-10-C was dissimilar to that of Subops CC-10-A, -B, and -D. The floor in Subop CC-10-C that lay below the dry laid construction fill which upheld the most recent plaza floor, was about 50-cm lower than the corresponding floors in Subops CC- 10-A, -B, and -D. In addition, Subop CC-10-C had no compact dirt surface. There were only Table 3.2. Elevations of Tops of Floors in Subops CC-10-A, -B, and -D, Determined by TDS Floor # CC-10-A Top Elevations (m) CC-10-B Top Elevations (m) CC-10-D Top Elevations (m) 8 125.67 125.66 125.64 1 125.07 124.93 124.95 15 Compact Surface 24 Average Thickness (cm) 7 124.80 124.81 124.79 6 6 124.74 124.65 124.70 5 5 124.65 -- 124.64 3 4 124.58 -- 124.56 2 3 124.51 -- 124.53 4 2 -- -- 124.47 5 1 -- -- 124.41 1 Bedrock -- -- 124.26 --
Page 1 and 2: The 2012 Season of the Chan Chich A
Page 3 and 4: Contents Acknowledgments...........
Page 8 and 9: Return to Paradise: An Introduction
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The Chan Chich Archaeological Proje
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Dear Dr. Thompson Matthew C. Harris
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