Overview

The ancient Maya used mainly stone tools, made of either ground stone and chipped stone, to achieve their extraordinary development. However, works focused on this aspect are still rare. This book presents the techno-typological analysis of lithic materials from La Blanca, a Mayan archaeological site located in the heart of the Southern Lowlands, which was mainly inhabited during the Late Classic and Terminal Classic periods. In addition, a general methodology for the techno-typological analysis and classification of Mayan lithic artefacts is presented, which is complemented by an extensive graphic section that includes the technical drawings of most of the chipped stone tools.

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Author:   Ricardo Torres Marzo (Professor of Archaeology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM))
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9781803270289

ISBN 10:   1803270284
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   26 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   Spanish

Table of Contents

Índice ; Índice de figuras ; Índice de gráficas ; Agradecimientos ; Capítulo 1. El núcleo urbano maya de La Blanca y las industrias lítica, ósea y malacológica ; Introducción ; Los estudios líticos en el área maya ; La Blanca y el sureste del Petén ; Objetos de la cultura material en La Blanca ; Capítulo 2. Artefactos de piedra tallada de La Blanca ; Artefactos de piedra tallada de La Blanca ; Puntas bifaciales ; Hachas bifaciales ; Cinceles bifaciales ; Raspadores ; Excéntricos ; Picos ; Perforadores ; Azuelas ; Discos tallados ; Indeterminados tallados ; Nódulos y núcleos ; Lascas ; Navajas ; Capítulo 3. Artefactos de piedra pulida de La Blanca ; Artefactos de piedra pulida de La Blanca ; Metates ; Manos ; Hachas/cinceles ; Machacadores ; Pulidores ; Cuentas ; Discos pulidos ; Esféricos ; Malacates ; Cinceles pulidos ; Pesas de pesca ; Elementos decorativos ; Percutores ; Misceláneos ; Indeterminados ; Capítulo 4. Consideraciones finales ; Lo que las piedras cuentan ; Una breve comparación ; Bibliografía ; Anexo ; Listado de objetos de La Blanca

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Ricardo Torres Marzo received his Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Valencia, Spain, in 2014 and is currently a teacher of archaeology at the Postgraduate Program in Mesoamerican Studies at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). His research focuses on Lowland Maya archaeology with an emphasis on technical and typological analysis of lithic artifacts. He has directed and collaborated in different archaeological projects in Mexico, Guatemala and Spain.

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