KULCHA Symposium Presenter, Prof. Fred Valdez: Belize and the Earliest Maya: Archaeological Data and New Interpretations

The ancient Maya site of Colha in northern Belize is a focal point of some early developments beginning in the Archaic period (about 3400 BCE). Recent studies have identified earlier than Maya occupants in the region that had significant cultural developments. Belize’s prehistory is quite significant in Maya (and pre-Maya) studies. Factors of defining communities, aspects of horticulture, and the transition from the Archaic into the Preclassic are reviewed in consideration of - just who were the earliest Maya?

KULCHA Symposium, Events and DiscussionsHeritage BelizeAugust 17, 2021Symposium presenter 2021, Belize KULCHA Symposium, archaeology, Colha, BelizeComment