...This chapter examines Terminal Classic surface deposits from Dos Hombres, Chan Chich, and La Milpa, all medium-to-large sites in northwestern Belize. In addition to considering the nature and timing of the deposits’ deposition, the chapter considers the methodological challenges these types...

...Approaching monumentality and politics at an epicentral-scale, Houk and Ashley Booher use a site-planning approach in chapter 8 to argue that the Late Classic rulers of Chan Chich, Belize designed major architectural components of the site to function as the theater for public spectacles...

...This chapter examines three cities in northwestern Belize: La Milpa, Dos Hombres, and Chan Chich. The biggest city in the area, La Milpa boasts the largest public plaza in the eastern lowlands; Plaza A includes five temple-pyramids, two ball courts, large range buildings, a small acropolis group...