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Scientific Summary of
the Talgua Archaeological Project
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Talgua Archaeological Project
Time-Line
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| Sept. 1994 |
Investigation of the Talgua Cave Ossuary |
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| Nov. 1994 |
The first two radiocarbon dates place the Talgua
burials at 800 & 1000 B.C. Camie Campbell at the Smithsonian
Institution determines that the red pigment is ochre, an iron
based pigment. |
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| June-July 1995 |
Preliminary investigation and excavation of the
Talgua Village by Dr. George Hasemann;
Donald Stierman begins archaeological prospection at the Talqua
Village.
Settlement pattern survey of the Talgua River drainage by Dr.
Boyd Dixon Investigation of Talgua, Piedra Blanca, Boquaron,
Jamasquire and Cueva Grande Caves by James Brady and John Fogarty. |
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| Oct. 1995 |
Radiocarbon dating of the Talgua Village shows
that it was inhabited during the Late Classic.
Another C14 date pushes the origins of the Talgua Cave ossuary
back to 1400 B.C. |
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| May-July 1996 |
Barbara Luke begins archaeological prospection
at the Talgua Village. Christopher Begley begins excavation
at the Talgua Village. Stierman returns to the Talgua Village.
The Cueva de las Araņas is mapped and investigated Pastor Gomez
excavates the Cueva de Jamasquire. |
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| Sept. 1996 |
Radiocarbon date for the Cueva de las Araņas falls
at 915 B.C. Stable isotope analysis shows that Talguans are
not eating maize. |
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| Aug. 2000 |
X-ray fluorescence detects Guatemalan obsidians
in the Olancho Valley. |
