Cobble Circles and Standing Stones: Archaeology at the Rivas Site, Costa Rica

by Jeffrey Quilter

Overview

In this first-person tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial center at the foot of the Costa Rican Talamanca Mountain range, which flourished between A.D. 900 and 1300, and its fabled gold-filled cemetery, the Panteon de la Reina. The only book in English that focuses on a single archaeological site in Costa Rica, a place that continues to develop as a destination for archaeological tourism, Cobble Circles and Standing Stones will appeal to laypeople and professionals alike. Because of its focus on the ways in which research was carried out, the book will be useful in classes on archaeological method and technique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877458937
Publisher:	University of Iowa Press
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
1	Getting There	1
2	The 1992 Field Season	27
3	Fieldwork in Operation E, 1993	57
4	Expanding Our Understanding of the Site, 1994	79
5	Refining Our Knowledge of Rivas, 1995-1997	101
6	The Panteon de La Reina and Beyond	131
7	The Artifacts	155
8	The Physical and Social Worlds of Ancient Rivas	183
	Epilogue	201
	Appendix	203
	References Cited	207
	Index	215