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| Aguateca is a Classic (250- 900 A.D.) Maya archaeological site located in the southwestern Peten region of Guatemala. Since 1996, Dr. Takeshi Inomata of the University of Arizona has been directing the Aguateca Archaeological Project. Through extensive archaeological investigations at Aguateca, archaeologists are seeking to gain a better understanding of household organization and domestic activities during the Classic period. Aguateca presents archaeologists with a unique opportunity to study these important aspects of Classic Maya civilization because it was attacked by enemies, burned, and subsequently abandoned at the beginning of the 9th century A.D. Due to this pattern of rapid abandonment, many of the inhabitants left their belongings behind them as they fled the site. Welcome to our webpage. If you have any questions or comments about Aguateca, the Project's excavations, or our webpage, please email us!  |
created by Erin McCracken, emccrack@email.arizona.edu
University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology
last modified: February 22, 2002