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Los Tapiales

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Site Typehabitation DescriptionLocated in the Sierra Madre in the west-central part of Guatamela. Located on the continental divide on an old dirt and cobblestone road that runs between Los Encuetros on the east and Totonicapan on the west. Located at the southwest end of a pass or saddle between two wooded mountain peaks which have elevations of approximately 3200m asl.

Site Name Los Tapiales Site Type habitation Description
Located in the Sierra Madre in the west-central part of Guatamela. Located on the continental divide on an old dirt and cobblestone road that runs between Los Encuetros on the east and Totonicapan on the west. …
Located in the Sierra Madre in the west-central part of Guatamela. Located on the continental divide on an old dirt and cobblestone road that runs between Los Encuetros on the east and Totonicapan on the west. Located at the southwest end of a pass or saddle between two wooded mountain peaks which have elevations of approximately 3200m asl.

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Page Citation

"Site Details - Los Tapiales, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-616/17-1830. Accessed 09 May. 2025.

Publications

Author Gruhn, R. Bryan, A.L., Nance, J
Title Los Tapiales: a Paleo-Indian campsite in the Guatemalan highlands
Publication Date 1977-06-15

Site Information

There are 23 specimens from this Item Group

970.13.1 - soil matrix sample

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typematrix sample Place CollectedNorth America: Guatemala, Totonicapán Date Collected1970

976.1.1LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedNorth America: Guatemala, Totonicapán