Lower Dover
| Location |
Spanish Lookout, Cayo District,  Belize
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|---|---|
| Region | Cayo District |
| History | |
| Periods | Middle Preclassic to Early Postclassic occupation |
| Cultures | Maya |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2010-2015 |
| Archaeologists | Jaime Awe, Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project |
| Responsible body: Institute of Archaeology, National Institute of Culture and History (Belize) | |
Lower Dover is a Maya archaeological site in the Belize River Valley. It is located on the grounds of the Lower Dover Field Station & Jungle Lodge, in Unitedville, Cayo District, Belize. The site is bordered by the Belize River to the north, Upper Barton Creek to the west, Lower Barton Creek to the east, and the Western Highway to the south. Lower Dover is one of several Maya archaeological sites in the area; it is across the Belize River from (and south of) Barton Ramie, 3 kilometers west of Blackman Eddy, and 6 kilometers east of Baking Pot.
The site of Lower Dover consists of a civic ceremonial center that was occupied in the latter part of the Late Classic, abandoned during the Terminal Classic, and partially reoccupied in the Early Postclassic; and a settlement area to the south that was occupied as early as the Middle Preclassic. Based on its location and the similarity of its architecture to that of the better-understood Maya archaeological site of Cahal Pech, it has been speculated that Lower Dover’s civic ceremonial center was an administrative seat for both the Lower Dover and Barton Ramie settlement areas, and a replacement in that role for Blackman Eddy, which was abandoned in the Late Classic. However, nothing is known for certain about the political status of Lower Dover, or about its relation to other sites. Much of the site remains unexcavated, and no dated or inscribed monuments have been discovered.
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