Sourcing the Clay: LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Ceramics from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Northwestern Belize

Summary

This poster presents results of recent provenance research of Lemonal Cream ceramics from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (PfBAP) region located within the Rio Bravo Conservation Management Area in Northwestern Belize. We used laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) on Lemonal Cream wares from four different sites within the PfBAP region to determine the elemental signatures and compared them to the elemental signature of clay deposits uncovered in a chultun. The resulting elemental data bear on the nature of possible specialization of ceramics from Hun Tun, a small community located within the hinterlands of La Milpa.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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