PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LACANJÁ TZELTAL, CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Author(s): Caitlin A. Clark; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2019

Summary

Lacanjá Tzeltal is a Classic Period Maya site located in Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. A cache containing artifacts was recovered beneath a large limestone altar, situated in the center of a ballcourt (Andrew Scherer, personal communication, November 29, 2019). One chert spear point and two obsidian blades from the cache were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis to determine if the tools were used on plants or animals prior to being deposited in the cache.

Cite this Record

PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LACANJÁ TZELTAL, CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Caitlin A. Clark, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2019-114. 2019 ( tDAR id: 455195) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455195

Keywords

Culture
Classic Maya

Material
Chipped Stone • Obsidian

Site Name
Lacanjá Tzeltal

Site Type
Ball Court

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
19-114 • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Chiapas (Mexico) • Mexico • Ocosingo

Temporal Keywords
Classic Maya

Spatial Coverage

min long: -92.214; min lat: 16.704 ; max long: -90.807; max lat: 17.544 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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