Contents
 List of Figures
 Preface
 1. Introduction
 Setting the Stage
 Complex Societies in Honduras
 Chiefdoms and Political Identity
 Where the Jungle Meets the Sea
 2. Duncan Strong, the 1933 Expedition, and the History of Archaeological Exploration in Northeast Honduras
 E. G. Squire and the Amateur Exploration of Northeast Honduras
 The Fruit Companies
 Institutions and Archaeological Research
 Modern Archaeological Investigations
 Summary of Previous Work
 3. Ancient Taguzgalpa: Ethnohistory and Cultural Affiliations in Northeast Honduras
 Who Started It?
 Cultural Affiliations in Northeast Honduras
 Ethnographic Research in La Mosquitia
 Political Organization in the Historic Period
 Historical Politics in the Mosquitia
 The Trujillo Railroads
 4. Chronology in Northeast Honduras: Sites and Symbols
 Ceramic Phases: The Ultimate Marker of Time
 Chiapas Farm and the Early Selin (A.D. 300¿600)
 Dos Quebradas
 Wankibila: A Caveat to Early Growth
 San Marcos and the Basic Selin (A.D. 600¿800)
 The Transitional Selin at La Floresta (A.D. 800¿1000)
 Brown¿s Farm and the Early Cocal (A.D. 1000¿1400)
 Late Cocal (A.D. 1400¿1520): The Weak Link to History
 5. The Remaking of Northeast Honduras: Ideology
 Ideology, Nature, and Iconography in Northeast Honduras
 Ceramic Style and Implications
 The Manatee Motif
 The Tapir Motif
 Waves-and-Foam Motif and Ulua Marble Vases
 Face-on-the-Foot Motif
 Man-from-Animal Motif
 Convergence of Styles and Meaning
 Summary of Influence on Ceramic Style
 6. Economic Interactions in Central America
 Routes of Interaction and Exchange
 Ceramics and Interaction
 Early Ceramic Influences
 Early Selin Phase (A.D. 300¿600)
 Basic Selin Phase (A.D. 600¿800)
 Transitional Selin Phase (A.D. 800¿1000)
 Cocal Phase (A.D. 1000¿1400)
 Lithic Material and Implications for Interaction
 Ground-Stone
 Weapons and Tools¿Metates and Mace Heads
 Personal Adornment¿Jade Jewelry and Elite Commerce
 Axes and Axe Gods
 Waterborne Transportation and Boats
 Trading Interpretations
 7. Cultural Development in Northeast Honduras (Conclusions)
 Stability and Change in the Mosquitia
 The Role of Ideology
 Economic Implications
 The Political Growth of Taguzgalpa
 Final Comparisons
 Appendixes
 1. Excavation and History at Selin-Cocal Farm (HCN-5)
 2. Rivers and Place Names in Northeast Honduras
 3. Site Name and Expedition Registry in Northeast Honduras
 Notes
 Bibliographic References
 Index