The following is a synopsis of the 1999 through 2002 seasons of archaeological investigations conducted at the site of Pook's Hill. The site's location and description precede an outline of the research objectives that have guided the investigations. Results of the first four seasons of investigations are provided thereafter in summary form. Provisional analyses focus in particular on the special deposits (burials and caches), the archaeological deposits ('terminal occupation debris' and 'lenses'), the architecture (eastern shrine and sweatbath) and the fragmentary hieroglyphic texts discovered. Our investigations have revealed thar there is a notable diachronic and spatial patterning in ritual practices at Pook's Hill, as reflected in the material precipitates of such actions. Further study should offer insight into whether local and idiosyncratic patterns are manifest, or if it reflects wider Late to Terminal Classic social processes in central Belize and the eastern Maya Lowlands generally.