Tumbaga Object from the Early Classic Period, Found at Altun Ha, British Honduras (Belize)
- 3 April 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 168 (3927) , 116-118
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.168.3927.116
Abstract
Excavations at Altun Ha, British Honduras (Belize), have yielded a claw-shaped bead of tumbaga, a gold-copper alloy, occurring as part of an Early Classic offering. Stratigraphic evidence plus radiocarbon dates place the cache at or before A.D. 500, and stylistic elements indicate a source for the bead in the Coclé culture of central Panama.Keywords
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