Results of the Multiyear Study of the Ancient Maya Lithic Production Community of the Took’ Witz Group at El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper presents the results of a multiyear research project at the lithic production community of Took’ Witz, a hinterland group located near the ancient Maya city of El Palmar (Campeche, Mexico). Our research explored the large-scale utilitarian lithic production that occurred at the site, as well as the activities and material cultures at three individual households—the West, East, and South Plazuelas. We use these datasets to examine the impact that different degrees of involvement in lithic production activities had on the socioeconomic status of each household. The presentation will detail the 2023 excavations within and around the three plazuelas in conjunction with the data from previous surveys, shovel testing, and excavations at the group. We will report the construction sequences and the activities that took place in each household. Finally, the results of all these archaeological investigations at Took’ Witz allow us to demonstrate differences in the production activities and spatial proximities to production areas corresponding to distinct economic statuses of each household.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39270.0