From Ritual to Refuse: Faunal Exploitation by the Elite of Chinikiha, Chiapas, during the Late Classic Period

From Ritual to Refuse explores the faunal exploitation by the Maya elite at the site of Chinikiha, Chiapas, during the end of the Late Classic period (AD 700-850) by applying zooarchaeological and statistical analyses to a faunal assemblage located in a basurero or midden behind a palatial structure at the core of the site.