Pulltrouser Swamp is a wetland area located in northern Belize, between the New River (Belize) and Hondo River (Belize). This area contains numerous archaeological sites belonging to the Maya civilization, the most studied features of which are the raised field structures. Three of these sites, called Raised-Field Site I, Raised-Field Site 2, and Raised-Field site 3, were excavated by archaeologists B.L. Turner and Peter D. Harrison.[1]
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^Turner, B.L. and Peter D. Harrison, 1983. Pulltrouser Swamp: ancient Maya habitat, agriculture, and settlement in northern Belize. Austin: University of Texas Press.
PulltrouserSwamp is a wetland area located in northern Belize, between the New River (Belize) and Hondo River (Belize). This area contains numerous archaeological...
Raised fields are known in Belize from various sites, including PulltrouserSwamp. In the 1960s, geographers William Denevan, George Plafker, and Kenneth...
eruption around 3000 BCE. The site of Colha and nearby swamps, such as Cobweb Swamp and PulltrouserSwamp, show evidence of permanent settlement by 3000 BCE...
Soil and Water Conservation. Turner, B.L.II; Harrison, P.D. (1983). PulltrouserSwamp: Ancient maya Habitat, Agriculture, and Settlement in Northern Belize...
raised-field agriculture has also been documented in Central America at PulltrouserSwamp in Belize, where it was practiced by the Maya civilization. Toltec...
the chert artifacts made in Colha spread to other regions such as PulltrouserSwamp. These artifacts were then refurbished and reused in each region....
Boulder: Westview Press. Turner, B.L. II and P.D. Harrison (eds.). 1983. PulltrouserSwamp: Ancient Maya Habitat, Agriculture, and Settlement in Northern Belize...
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