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 4b: Distribution Of Prehispanic Sites By Association To Environmental Zones: Lower Arenillas-Tembladera Settlement Survey.