Chert Tools from the Ta’ab Nuk Na Salt Works

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Underwater Maya: Analytical Approaches for Interpreting Ancient Maya Activities at the Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Assessment of a lithic assemblage excavated from the coastal Maya site of Ta’ab Nuk Na in southern Belize provides insight on economic and domestic activities. A reliance on imported chert tools from the north helps visualize links in the extensive coastal trade system operating during the Late Classic period. Chert tool forms and associated use-wear indicates the types of everyday activities taking place within the Paynes Creek Salt Works communities and highlights the importance of imported stone for task completion and in relation to large-scale salt production and export.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Underwater Maya: Analytical Approaches for Interpreting Ancient Maya Activities at the Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40032.0