Cultural Period* A B C Total
Early Formative 4 2 5 11
Middle Formative 4 5 1 10
Late Formative 16 9 0 25
Regional Developmental 12 7 2 21
Integration Period 2 4 0 6
A=Sites located within the floodplain adjacent to wetland ponds and lagoons. B=Sites located on the lowland savanna on knoll tops adjacent to wetland ponds and lagoons. C=Sites located on the salt flats (saltiral) and fossil beach ridges adjacent to brackish ponds and the mangrove forest.
*Values are based upon cultural components from both single and multicomponent sites identified in regional settlement survey.
Table 4a: Distribution Of Prehispanic Sites By Association To Environmental Zones In The Settlement Survey.