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San Estevan (Maya site)
18.1394° N, -88.5142° E
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The San Estevan archaeological site is located in northern Belize 1 km from the modern community of San Estevan, Belize. The site is a Maya civilization site occupied during the Formative (800 BC – AD 300) and Classic (AD 300 – 900) eras of Mesoamerican chronology. San Estevan is located on the New River halfway between the sites of Cerros and Lamanai. Beginning in the Late Formative period (300 BC – AD 300), San Estevan was a regional political center.
Historical Timeline
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Classic occupation
AD 300 – 900
Late Formative regional centre
300 BC – AD 300
Formative occupation
800 BC – AD 300
Bullard mapping and restoration
1960s
Laura Levi mapping
1989–1990
Bulldozing and quarrying damage
late 1990s
Rosenswig investigations
2002
Archaeological Features
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Public and Civic Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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