Flint on Flesh: Creating an Experimental Comparative Collection for Use Wear Analysis of Holmul Region Lithics, Petén, Guatemala
Author(s): Owen Stoker; Cynthia Hannold; Jonas Posey; Nathan Patty; Kendall Holland
Year: 2024
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Use-wear studies have proven invaluable for understanding human interaction with lithic materials and organic materials that have not survived the archaeological record. Though recent investigations have begun to address gaps in Maya user-wear studies, archaeologists have not sufficiently explored stone tool use in the Maya area. This study includes an experimental component to examine flint and chert use on wood, bone, plant material, shell, ceramics, animal meat and simulated human flesh, and an analysis of chert points from Structure 51, located on the main plaza of La Sufricaya, Guatemala. The results of experiments, with analyses, are presented with implications for future directions.
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Flint on Flesh: Creating an Experimental Comparative Collection for Use Wear Analysis of Holmul Region Lithics, Petén, Guatemala. Owen Stoker, Cynthia Hannold, Jonas Posey, Nathan Patty, Kendall Holland. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 499891)
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Keywords
General
Lithic Analysis
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Material Culture and Technology
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Maya: Classic
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Stone Tools
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Use-Wear Analysis
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): 39615.0