LEADER 03990oam 2200673I 450 001 9910463498803321 005 20170821203127.0 010 $a0-367-87227-7 010 $a1-315-72885-0 010 $a1-317-54417-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315728858 035 $a(CKB)2670000000571130 035 $a(EBL)1815514 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001348386 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12527979 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001348386 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11363830 035 $a(PQKB)10920333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1815514 035 $a(OCoLC)894277890 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000571130 100 $a20180706e20142011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe technology of Maya civilization $epolitical economy and beyond in lithic studies /$fedited by Zachary X. Hruby, Geoffrey E. Braswell, and Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 225 1 $aApproaches to Anthropological Archaeology 300 $aFirst ublished 2011 by Equinox an imprint of Acumen. 311 $a1-84553-508-1 311 $a1-322-19932-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; 1. The Technology of Ancient Maya Civilization; Part I COMPARATIVE STUDIES; 2. Lessons from the Field: The Contribution of Colha to Lowland Maya Lithic Research; 3. Observations on the Use-Life Trajectory of Lithic Artifacts at Tikal, Guatemala; 4. Socioeconomic and Political Implications of Regional Studies of Maya Lithic Artifacts: Two Case Studies of the Copa?n Region, Honduras, and the Aguateca Region, Guatemala; Part II CHERT STUDIES 327 $a5. Ancient Maya Exploitation of Non-renewable Resources in the Eastern Maya Lowlands6. Defining the Chert Paucity Problem in the Northern Maya Lowlands: A First Approximation; 7. Phantom Lithics at Chunchucmil, Yucata?n, Mexico; Part III OBSIDIAN STUDIES; 8. The History of Tak'alik Ab'aj: An Obsidian Perspective; 9. The Obsidian Workshop of El Bau?l, Cotzumalhuapa; 10. Procurement and Production of Obsidian Artifacts at Calakmul; 11. The Extraction of Obsidian at El Chayal, Guatemala; Part IV JADE STUDIES 327 $a12. Ancient Jade Workshops: Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Upper Ri?o El Tambor, Guatemala13. The Organization of Jade Production at Cancuen, Guatemala; Part V CONCLUSION; 14. Political Economy and Beyond in Maya Lithic Studies; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe ancient Maya shaped their world with stone tools. Lithic artifacts helped create the cityscape and were central to warfare and hunting, craft activities, cooking, and ritual performance. ''The Technology of Maya Civilization'' examines Maya lithic artefacts made of chert, obsidian, silicified limestone, and jade to explore the relationship between ancient civilizations and natural resources. The volume presents case studies of archaeological sites in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. The analysis draws on innovative anthropological theory to argue that stone artefacts were not merel 410 0$aApproaches to anthropological archaeology. 606 $aMayas$dImplements 606 $aStone implements$zMexico 606 $aStone implements$zCentral America 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMayas 615 0$aStone implements 615 0$aStone implements 676 $a972.8/01 676 $a972.801 701 $aBraswell$b Geoffrey E$0849172 701 $aChinchilla Mazariegos$b Oswaldo Fernando$f1965-$0953126 701 $aHruby$b Zachary X$0953127 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463498803321 996 $aThe technology of Maya civilization$92154782 997 $aUNINA