XUNANTUNICH

 

RICE, Don, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRITISH HONDURAS: A REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS, 1974, 164 p. Covers Pusilha, Lubaantun, Benque Viejo (Xunantunich), Barton Ramie, Santa Rita (site with famous fresco), Caracol, and others. Katunob edition, helpful bibliography, illustrated. $30. NO. 6228

SATTERTHWAITE, Linton, RECONNAISSANCE IN BRITISH HONDURAS photographs and descriptions of the Maya sites of Cahal Pech, Benque Viejo (Xunantunich), and Caracol. Features photographs of the stucco-decorated astronomical frieze at Xunantunich just after its discovery - not published widely elsewhere. Issue also reports on excavations of King Midas's capital. University Museum Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1951, $20. No. 6288