AMCS Bulletin 16 Ancient Maya Ritual Cave Use in the Sibun Valley, Belize By Polly A. Peterson with a foreword by James E. Brady 148 pages, softbound 15 tables, 79 figures, including cave maps 2006

This is a complete publication of the author's 2005 PhD disseration, done at Boston University. It is a detailed study of cave archaeology in central Belize, done as part of the Xibun Archaeological Research Project.

Table of Contents

15	Introduction
23	Methods and site descriptions
57	Ceramics
71	Lithics
89	Human skeletal remains
95	Faunal materials and wooden artifacts
105	Speleothem transport to settlements
113	Discussion and conclusions
131	Bibliography