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... details of the 2016 research at Structure A7 can be found in the 2016 BVAR progress reports ( Tilden et al. 2017). In 2017, excavations (EU A7-3) identified a section of a defaced stair (Figure 3) ascending the eastern face of the structure and terminating at 2.8 meters below datum A7-001(see Figure 4 for datum location). Penetration into the defaced stair revealed the earlier summit of a pen-ultimate structure, implying the presence of at least two construction phases of Structure A7. ...
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... balance of the structure does display the common construction technique of chamber and fill construction often found throughout within the monumental architecture at Classic Xunantunich. A portion of the A7-4 th stair was documented 1 m below the humus surface of Structure A7 end displayed evidence of having been defaced in antiquity (Figure 3). It can be assumed that during its use, the terminal stair would have been dressed with facing stones and a plaster finish. ...
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... total of 381 ceramic sherds were examined for this analysis (Table 1). Ceramics recovered from the construction fill of structure A7-4 th date primarily to the Spanish Lookout phase (AD ~700-900) ( Figure 13). This pattern is fairly common for Xunantunich as the center saw tremendous development during the Late Classic period. ...
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... samples were collected from below an architectural surface to ensure a cultural relationship between the AMS 14 C results and the structure itself (see Figure 4). Calibrated date ranges from the A7 radiocarbon dates presented in below in Table 2. Sample XUNR4 is the earliest in date, and is associated with Structure A7-2 nd ( Figure 13). Sample XUNR2 displays a much later date, being situated roughly around the transition of the Early Classic into the Late Classic period. ...
