Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Iximché

C. Roger Nance is a research associate at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and the author of The Archaeology of La Calsada: A Rockshelter in the Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico.Stephen L. Whittington is director of the Museum of Anthropology and adjunct associate professor of anthropology at Wake Forest University. He is the coeditor of Bones of the Ancient Maya: Studies of Ancient Skeletons.Barbara E. Borg is associate professor of anthropology and archaeology at the College of Charleston and the author of several articles on the ethnohistory of the Cakchiquel Maya.

• 1. Introduction, by C. Roger Nance, Stephen L. Whittington, and Barbara E. Borg2. Iximché and the Cakchiquels, ca. 1450-1540: An Ethnohistorical Sketch, by Barbara E. Borg3. Cakchiquel Ethnohistory, an Archaeological Perspective, by C. Roger Nance4. Iximché and Details of the Excavations, by C. Roger Nance5. Ceramic Variables and Attributes, by C. Roger Nance6. Typological Descriptions and Extra-Site Relationships, by C. Roger Nance7. Ceramic Type Distributions, by C. Roger Nance8. Ceramic Attribute Analysis, by C. Roger Nance9. Descriptions of Human Remains and Burial Structures, by Stephen L. Whittington10. Analysis of Human Skeletal Material Excavated by Guillemin, by Stephen L. Whittington11. Settlement Plan and Architecture, by C. Roger Nance12. Conclusion, by C. Roger Nance, Stephen L. Whittington, and Barbara E. BorgAppendix A. Type Distributions by Provenience at Iximché Appendix B. Ceramic Paste Characteristics by Type Appendix C. Cranial Bones with Notable Demographic or Paleopathological Features Appendix D. Dentitions with Notable Demographic or Paleopathological Features Appendix E. Postcranial Bones with Notable Demographic or Paleopathological Features