La industria litica del nucleo urbano maya de La Blanca, Peten, Guatemala: Tecnologia y tipologia

The ancient Maya used mainly stone tools, made of either ground stone and chipped stone, to achieve their extraordinary development. This book presents the techno-typological analysis of lithic materials from La Blanca, located in the heart of the Southern Lowlands, which was mainly inhabited during the Late Classic and Terminal Classic periods. 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.

• | Author: Ricardo ) Torres Marzo
• | Publisher: Archaeopress
• | Publication Date: Aug 26, 2021
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• | Language: spa
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781803270289
• | ISBN-10: 1803270284