Contents -- Preface by Payson Sheets -- Chapter 1: Introduction by Payson Sheets, with an Appendix by Brian R. McKee -- PART ONE: Multidisciplinary Research -- Chapter 2: Volcanology, Stratigraphy, and Effects on Structures, by C. Dan Miller -- Chapter 3: Geophysical Exploration at Cerén, by Lawrence B. Conyers and Hartmut Spetzler -- Chapter 4: Cerén Plant Resources: Abundance and Diversity, by David L. Lentz and Carlos R. Ramírez-Sosa -- PART TWO: Household Archaeology -- Chapter 5: Ancient Home and Garden: The View from Household 1 at Cerén, by Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett, Scott E. Simmons, and David B. Tucker -- Chapter 6 Household 2 at Cerén: The Remains of an Agrarian and Craft-Oriented Corporate Group, by Brian R. McKee -- Chapter 7: Structure 16: The Kitchen of Household 3, by Inga Calvin -- Chapter 8: Structure 4: A Storehouse-Workshop for Household 4, by Andrea I. Gerstle and Payson Sheets -- PART THREE: Special Buildings -- Chapter 9: The Civic Complex, by Andrea I. Gerstle -- Chapter 10: Structure 9: A Precolumbian Sweat Bath at Cerén, by Brian R. McKee -- Chapter 11: Structure 10: Feasting and Village Festivals, by Linda A. Brown and Andrea I. Gerstle -- Chapter 12: Divination at Cerén: The Evidence from Structure 12, by Scott E. Simmons and Payson Sheets -- PART FOUR: Artifacts -- Chapter 13: Ceramics and Their Use at Cerén, by Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett, with contributions by Ronald L. Bishop -- Chapter 14: The Chipped Stone Artifacts of Cerén, by Payson Sheets -- Chapter 15: Groundstone Artifacts in the Cerén Village, by Payson Sheets -- Chapter 16: Household and Community Animal Use at Cerén, by Linda A. Brown -- Chapter 17: Artifacts Made from Plant Materials, by Harriet F. Beaubien and Marilyn Beaudry-Corbett -- PART FIVE: Topics and Issues of Cerén Research -- Chapter 18 The Conservation Program at Cerén , by Harriet F. Beaubien.

Chapter 19: Household Production and Specialization at Cerén, by Payson Sheets and Scott E. Simmons -- Chapter 20: Cultivating Biodiversity: Milpas, Gardens, and the Classic Period Landscape, by -- Chapter 21: Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Community of Joya de Cerén, by Carlos Benjamín Lara M. and Sarah B. Barber -- Chapter 22: Summary and Conclusions, by Payson Sheets -- Glossary -- References -- Index.