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The archaeological fieldwork discussed in this book was made possible by permits from the Belize government Department of Archaeology and Department of Forestry and particularly by the assistance, advice, and friendship of the members of those departments, notably Archaeological Commissioners John Morris, Brian Woodeye, Jaime Awe, Alan Moore, the late Winnel Branche, and the late Harriot Topsey. The research was enabled by generous funding over the years from Earthwatch and its corps of volunteers, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, National Science Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation, the University of California at Santa Barbara, Louisiana State University, and private donations from William Heth, M. Patricia Colquette, Cecil McCurry, among others. For their hard work and friendship, I express my thanks to all those who helped with the fieldwork: my field staff, Shannon Ascher, Mariange Beaudry, Melissa Braud, Jean Carpenter, Paul Diamond, Mai Dinh, Meredith Dreiss, Brad Ensor, Andrea Freudenberger, Laurie Jackson, Aline Magnoni, Eric Malatesta, Mirtha Martin, Maryika McKellovich, Donna Morrison, Lyra Spang, Nathaniel Spang, Ted Steiner, Laurie Stephenson, Maxine Stonecipher, Bernie Walsh, Shelly Warrington, Rachel Watson, and Ellen Whowell, among others. In particular, I gratefully acknowledge the participation of Laurie Jackson in the 1982 and 1988–1991 field seasons. My Belizean staff included Andres Ash, Catarino Cal, Reuben Cal, Sylvestre Cal, Manuel Coc, Barbara Fraser, Orlando Usher, and others. My Earthwatch volunteers include Anne Alexander, Art Arnold, Dee Bean, Ken Benson, Martin Betcherman, Linda Bills, Russell Black, Barbara Bryant, Bob Bryant, Bob Callahan, Wayne Chatfield, Dee Christian, Kiki xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Christmas, Sylvia Christmas, Linda Clark, Gerry Cole, Pat Colquette, Jim Concannon, Matthew Crampton, Michelle Cristo, Anne Daniels, Marie Dee, Chris Degraffenreid, Ellen Devine, Kate Devine, Carol Dodds, Scott Dougald, Bob Eisenberg, Lila Eisenberg, Ken Foster, Wendy Frosh, Jean Fuhr, Bob Furlong, Molly Heckscher, Cate Heneghan, Bill Heth, Anthony Holley, Eva Hurliman, Drew Ingersoll, Phil Jackubiak, Harry Jennings, Susan Kaler, Joe Kolb, Noele Krenkle, Ted Krzesowski, Eva Kulda, Claudia Lamperti, Karen Leabo, Bill Leake, Janet Liles, Jerry Lutovich, Marion Macrae, Cassie Major, Joe Mares, Cecil McCurry, Myra McFarland, Pat Merrick, Kate Mitchell, Bill Morris, Minor Myers, Jan Nevill, Todd Orland, Heather Osborn, Jack Percival, Bob Phillips, Beth Pope, Diane Powell, Julie Prodell, Pam Pulver, Cecilia Rhoades, Mike Riordan, Russell Roberts, Jack Romig, Bob Shaw, Kay Shrinker, Kimmie Sloan, Steve Stakeman, Marge Stanbury, Sally Strazdins, Gene Stroot, Frank Terwilliger, Joanne Turner, Toni Wallace, Lois Whippen, Jonathan Whitehead, Gary Whitely, Cheryl Wilson, and Darlene Yarborough. My field school students include Renny Bergeron, Mark Carpenter, Jay Cleymaet, Joel Escamilla, Sally Gaubert, Jessica Jasper, Cliff Luhn, and Fred Sunderman, as well as others who subsequently became project staff members. I appreciate the assistance of many people in Belize, especially in Punta Gorda and the surrounding Toledo district, notably the late Adel Cabral, the late Frank Cabral, Osmond Chan, John Spang, Tanya Russ, Amber Carpenter, Robert Hangii, Paul Carpenter, Harry Gomez, Carl Gomez, Winnel Branche, Emory King Sr., Alistair King, Edna King, Max Stock, Miss Sylvia, Felix, Santiago Coc, Dr. Marenco, Brian Holland, Anne Brosier, Irene Mahung, Peter Mahung, Jack Nightingale, Barbara Fraser, Wallace Young, Felicia Young, Julio Requena, Leanor Requena, Bobbie Polonio, Lucille Johnson, Flo Johnson, Chet Schmidt, William Tate, Iris Vernon, Alejandro Vernon, Louise Ramclam, Ludwig Palacio, Thomas Mathew, Albert King Sr., the late Charlie Carson, Dr. Francis Arzu, Will Maheia, Will Heyman, Fr. Dieckmann, Joan Musa, and the late Jean Shaw, among many others. The people of Punta Gorda and Port Honduras make the archaeological work both possible and enjoyable. I hope that we are working together to develop a coastal Maya site for tourism for the cultural and economic benefit of the people of the Port Honduras region as well as further projects that promote heritage. I appreciate Texas A&M University Press’s initial and continxvi Acknowledgments [44.201.131.213] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 19:24 GMT) ued excitement and insights about my manuscript, as well as the enduring professional care of their editors and staff. Many thanks go to Mary Lee Eggart, Louisiana State University, who drew most of the maps and other illustrations from my sketches or from the artifacts. Greg Stone generously set up the wave tank at LSU for an experiment described in this book. On a personal level, I appreciate the encouragement , support, and patience of my husband, Robert Tague, and our daughter , Eleanor, in my research. Of course, I will always remember Tiger, who shared these experiences, 1982–1997. Acknowledgments xvii ...