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WANNA BET? CLASSIC BALLCOURT 2 AT NIXTUN-CH'ICH’, PETEN, GUATEMALA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2018

Prudence M. Rice
Prudence M. Rice*
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (emerita); 1809 West Main Street, PMB 298, Carbondale IL, 62901, USA
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(price@siu.edu, corresponding author)
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Abstract

Surface clearing of small Ballcourt 2 at Nixtun-Ch'ich’, constructed atop a Middle Preclassic platform, revealed that the court was built and used in the Late and Terminal Classic periods and into the Postclassic, before and after apparent termination. Recovered artifacts suggest feasting and gambling.

La pequeña cancha de pelota 2 del sitio de Nixtun-Ch'ich' fue construida encima de una plataforma baja asignable al Preclásico medio. La limpieza de superficie y las excavaciones revelaron que la cancha fue construida y utilizada en el Clásico tardío y terminal y durante el Posclásico, antes y después de su aparente terminación. Los artefactos recuperados sugieren actividades de festines y juegos de azar.

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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 610 - 615
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Copyright © 2018 by the Society for American Archaeology 

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