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SUMMARY:Dawn in the Land of the Jaguar: The Archaic Period of Belize - Dr 
 James Stemp
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CONTACT:Finn Stileman
DESCRIPTION:Prior to fieldwork in the early 1980s\, the Archaic period (ca
 . 8\,000 – 1\,000 BCE) in Belize was essentially unknown. Given the ephe
 meral nature of hunter-gatherer sites in the lowland tropics and archaeolo
 gists’ focus on the large monumental centres of the Maya civilization\, 
 this is not entirely surprising. Nevertheless\, recent research over the l
 ast two decades has identified numerous Archaic period occupations that ha
 ve revealed a complex\, but very much incomplete\,   picture of life durin
 g this time. This presentation summarizes our current understanding of the
  Archaic period in Belize and highlights some of the remarkable discoverie
 s related to innovations in lithic technology\, early domestication of mai
 ze and other subsistence practices\, socio-economic relationships\, and la
 ndscape use. New discoveries challenge old ideas\; therefore\, some areas 
 of “controversy” will also be mentioned. 
LOCATION:McDonald Institute Seminar Room\, Department of Archaeology
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