Obsidian Trade at the Edge of the Maya World
Author(s): Zachary Hruby
Year: 2018
Summary
The position of Vista Alegre at the Northeastern edge of the Yucatan Peninsula, a gateway between the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, made it a strategic location for circumpeninsular maritime trade in Pre-Colombian times. A robust sample of obsidian artifacts from the Terminal-Postclassic transition increases our understanding of trade relations between the eastern and western sides of the Maya world. Technological and source analyses of obsidian artifacts from the site are presented to fill in gaps in our knowledge, not only of Terminal and Postclassic trade, but also first evidence from Early Classic and Preclassic deposits.
Cite this Record
Obsidian Trade at the Edge of the Maya World. Zachary Hruby. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 445396)
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Keywords
General
Coastal and Island Archaeology
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Lithic Analysis: Obsidian
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Maya: Postclassic
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Terminal Classic
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Maya lowlands
Spatial Coverage
min long: -94.197; min lat: 16.004 ; max long: -86.682; max lat: 21.984 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 22172