lithic production and specialization (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Marisol Cortes-Rincon. Adam Forbis. Erik Marinkovich. Kyle Ports. Robert Foster, Jr..

The ancient Maya employed a wide variety of lithic raw materials for tool manufacture, such as strategies that combined local production of flaked stone tools with the import of some finished tools from distant sources. Over time, variable stone tool acquisition, manufacture, and use are reflected in the comparative differences in the formal versus expedient technologies and raw material types from a variety of contexts, including ceremonial, non-domestic, and domestic. The authors will present...