Cuello

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Cuello is an ancient Maya archaeological site in northern Belize known for its early evidence of settled village life and ceramic production.

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Cuello canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric settlement ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Preclassic Maya ⓘ
chronologicalSignificance one of the earliest known Maya village sites ⓘ
country Belize ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
earliestOccupation Early Preclassic period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Preclassic
environment tropical lowland forest ⓘ
excavatedBy Norman Hammond ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf botanical remains ⓘ
burials ⓘ
ceramic production ⓘ
domestic structures ⓘ
faunal remains ⓘ
plastered platforms ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf burials beneath house floors ⓘ
diet based on maize and hunted animals ⓘ
dog domestication ⓘ
household-based production ⓘ
lime-plaster technology ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
posthole architecture ⓘ
ritual burial practices ⓘ
social differentiation ⓘ
village-level community organization ⓘ
knownFor early Maya agriculture evidence ⓘ
early ceramic production ⓘ
early evidence of settled village life ⓘ
early permanent architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Belize ⓘ
northern Belize ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Orange Walk District ⓘ
materialCulture ceramic figurines ⓘ
shell ornaments ⓘ
simple pottery vessels ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
near Orange Walk Town ⓘ
partOf Maya Lowlands ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands
period Preclassic period ⓘ
region Mesoamerica ⓘ
researchFocus early Maya ceramics ⓘ
origins of Maya village life ⓘ
subsistence strategies of early Maya ⓘ
significance key site for early Mesoamerican ceramic chronology ⓘ
key site for understanding early Maya sedentism ⓘ

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Orange Walk District → contains → Cuello ⓘ
subject linked to: Orange Walk District (Belize)