During summer of 1996 and 1997, Prof. Joyce continued excavations at the site of Puerto Escondido, Honduras, where she have exposed a continuous sequence of occupation from an estimated pre-1600 BC to 1000 AD. The primary focus has been the earliest village site (before 800 BC), which shows connections to wider developments throughout Mexico and Guatemala. One specialized component of the research, in conjunction with ARF affiliate Dr. Steven Shackley, has been compositional analysis of obsidian tools from the site, and primary source samples from the mountains west of the site, to begin to understand patterns of production and distribution of stone tools in the earliest village and pre-sedentary societies of the region. Stahl funding supported the participation of one anthropology graduate student in the 1997 field season.

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