Lithic craft specialization and product distribution at the Maya site of Colha, Belize
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in World Archaeology
- Vol. 23 (1) , 79-97
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.1991.9980160
Abstract
More than a decade of research has been conducted at the Maya site of Colha in northern Belize. These investigations have demonstrated that lithic craft specialization flourished there for perhaps two millennia. Archaeological evidence reveals that both utilitarian and non‐utilitarian tools were exported in large numbers to regional Maya consumers.Keywords
This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
- Repeng and the Salt-Makers: 'Ecological Trade' and Stone Axe Production in the Papua New Guinea HighlandsMan, 1989
- Excavations at Nohmul, Belize, 1985Journal of Field Archaeology, 1987
- Maya Stone-Tool Craft Specialization and Production at Colha, Belize: Reply to MalloryAmerican Antiquity, 1986
- Quarrying in a tribal societyWorld Archaeology, 1984
- Exploitation of chert resources by the ancient Maya of northern Belize, Central AmericaWorld Archaeology, 1984
- 12. The Lithic Artifacts of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and FieldsPublished by University of Texas Press ,1983
- The Tranchet Technique in Lowland Maya Lithic Tool ProductionLithic Technology, 1983
- Ancient Maya Chert Workshops in Northern Belize, Central AmericaAmerican Antiquity, 1983