A fragment of a Middle Preclassic figurine that was recovered in 2008. Members of the PCE dated the figurine to the Middle Preclassic (c. 800 – 600 B.C.) based on stylistic characteristics. This figurine probably arrived with the island’s first permanent inhabitants.
Figurine Fragments
Image courtesy of Jennifer Taschek, Proyecto Costa Escondida Maritime Maya 2011 Expedition, NOAA-OER. Download larger image (jpg, 1.8 MB).

A fragment of a Middle Preclassic figurine that was recovered in 2008. Members of the PCE dated the figurine to the Middle Preclassic (c. 800 – 600 B.C.) based on stylistic characteristics. This figurine probably arrived with the island’s first permanent inhabitants.

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