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DOCUMENT Citation Only Phyllis Johnson.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeologists studying the Maya have traditionally considered obsidian to be a luxury good that was often tightly controlled by the elite during the Classic period. Archaeological evidence from the Classic Maya capital of Tamarindito in Guatemala challenges these long-held assumptions, however. At Tamarindito, multiple lines of evidence support the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Stark.

This file consists mainly of information recorded by Lynette Heller concerning the variables employed in obsidian analysis, with later clarifications by Barbara Stark. It included two addenda, one by Lynette Heller grouping codes according to production technology, and the other noting some special circumstances affecting a few obsidian collections. The obsidian files from PALM 1 and PALM2 are not constructed the same way (PALM 2 is non-relational), and the obsidian coding is not thoroughly...

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Lynette Heller recorded these data for obsidian cores from Palm 1 excavations in 1987.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

These data for obsidian cores were recorded by Lynette Heller, for cores from PALM 1 survey. PALM 2 core data were recorded, but not entered into a database. .

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Lynette Heller recorded these cortex occurrences for PALM 1 survey obsidian.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Lynette Heller recorded occurrences of cortex on excavated obsidian from 1987 excavations in this file.

DATASET Ronald Faulseit.

This file contains all of the data for the nearly 1200 pieces collected during the 2051 excavations on Terrace S25, Cerro Danush, Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl. Including material categories (prismatic blade, flake, point, etc.), measurements, color assignments, provenience, etc.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Max Ayala.

During the years A.D. 550/600 to A.D. 900/1000 there was a significant emergence of sites with large populations who at one point were subjected to Teotihuacan’s control. This period is known in Mesoamerica as the Late Classic or Epiclassic period. At this time emerging groups sought to control specific resources that would give them power over other groups. One of the most sought after and exploited resources was obsidian. It is known that some deposits were not exploited as intensively and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Max Ayala. Cinthia M. Campos.

This is an abstract from the "Crossing Boundaries: Interregional Interactions in Pre-Columbian Times" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. During the Epiclassic, well known as a transitionary period, some emerging chiefdoms sought control of exchange networks and natural resources like obsidian. Specifically, in Western Mesoamerica, in Michoacán are two obsidian sources that had a local distribution across the Lake Chapala basin, the central mountain...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mikael Fauvelle.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Fracción Mujular is a small domestic settlement located on the slopes of Cerro Bernal near the Pacific Coast of Chiapas, Mexico. Founded under the auspices of the Early Classic center of Los Horcones, Fracción Mujular was occupied for nearly one thousand years, persisting through the Collapse of Los Horcones and entering into a period of rapid expansion during...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nadia Johnson.

In the Middle Formative, Chalcatzingo was one of Highland Mexico’s dominant settlements. At its peak, Chalcatzingo had a well-developed obsidian blade technology and established lines of trade with the Gulf Coast. Chalcatzingo’s role in the exchange of obsidian in earlier periods is less well understood. This paper combines geochemical sourcing and technological analysis of an Early Formative obsidian assemblage from Chalcatzingo in order to elucidate this role. Geochemical sourcing enables a...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Gabriela Montero. Nathan Wilson. Lourdes Budar.

In this paper, we present the results of technological and visual sourcing analyses of over 1000 obsidian artifacts collected by the Proyecto Arqueológico Piedra Labrada (PiLab), directed by Dr. Lourdes Budar. The PiLab area of study, the eastern Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico, includes the eastern flanks of the Sierra de Santa Marta and the adjacent coastal plain along the Gulf of Mexico, and has a long sequence of Prehispanic occupation. Despite this, and almost a decade of regional...

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from feature 1756, first recorded during Palm 1, was analyzed by Lynette Heller following recollection of the mound during Palm 2. The file is non-relational. The reanalysis uses Palm 2 variables. The Palm 1 collection and analysis is in a separate file.

DATASET Barbara L. Stark.

Obsidian from the 1987 Palm excavations, variables recorded in form 1 by Lynette Heller.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from Palm 1 excavations was recorded by Lynette Heller, variables from form 2.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian was recorded by Lynette Heller for 1987 excavations, variables in form 3.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from 1987 excavations was recorded by Lynette Heller, variables on form 4.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from PALM 1 survey, form 1 variables, recorded by Lynette Heller. This file includes all Palm 1 survey years, including 1989, a project by Stuart Speaker.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from PALM 1 survey, recorded by Lynette Heller, variables on form 2. Palm survey 1986-1989.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from Palm 1 survey, recorded by Lynette Heller, variables on form 3. Includes all seasons of Palm survey, 1986-1989.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Obsidian from Palm 1 survey, recorded by Lynette Heller, variables on form 4. Survey 1986-1989.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

This dataset is non-relational, containing information about obsidian artifacts. The PALM 2 obsidian file was created by Lynette Heller, and it is only partly documented. A separate file contains summary weight information, and two other files contain details about obsidian bifacial tools and retouched tools. Obsidian (and chert) bifaces were analyzed by AJ Vonarx, but that dataset is not yet well documented.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nathan Brownstein. Betsy Kohut. George Bey III.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In recent years, the use of portable X-Ray Fluorescence (p-XRF) spectrometers has become increasingly common to determine the geological sources of obsidian artifacts. This study used p-XRF to obtain trace elemental data for 354 obsidian artifacts from the sites of Huntichmul, Kiuic and Escalera Al Cielo in the Puuc region of the northern Maya lowlands. These...

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Lynette Heller recorded instances of hinge blade removals for PALM 1 excavation obsidian.

DATASET Barbara Stark.

Lynette Heller recorded instances in survey collections of hinge removals for PALM 1, mainly for prismatic obsidian blades. A separate file has information on excavation obsidian hinges. Although hinges may reflect raw material irregularities, in most cases they reflect insufficient or misdirected force in blade or flake detachment, which for blades, produced a rounded or blunt distal termination. In Palm 2, hinge information was recorded under "comments."