Ancient Maya Traders of Ambergris Caye [Paperback]

A key illustrated guide to artifacts and other findings from archaeological excavations along the coastal areas of Belize. Starting with the canal location, archaeologists were able to reconstruct 19 settlements on Ambergris Caye. Their findings offer tantalizing clues about the nature of Maya coastal civilization and their extensive maritime trade network.Focuses on the maritime trade network sites on Ambergris Caye, Belize, where excavations have revealed remnants of very small villages, or camps, along the Caribbean coastline
 Thomas H. Guderjanis the president of Maya Research Program, a non-profit research organization. He received his Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University and has been a faculty member at St. Mary’s University and Texas Christian University.
 “Our work on Ambergris Caye was aimed at better understanding the ancient trade system that linked the great Maya kingdoms of the mainland.” —from the Preface