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Expedient lithic technology in complex sedentary societies: Use-wear, flake size, and edge angle on debitage from two ancient Maya sites
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology ( IF 2.312 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101243
W. James Stemp , Elizabeth Graham , Christophe Helmke , Jaime J. Awe

In complex sedentary societies, debitage is often ignored when archaeologists turn their attention to the functional items necessary for the completion of various tasks. Lithic production debris recovered from ancient Maya sites is very rarely examined in this regard. The use-wear analysis of debitage from Maya sites not only assists in identifying the chipped stone artifacts that served as informal, ad hoc or expedient tools, but also reveals how the tools were utilized. Use-wear analysis of the chipped chert and chalcedony debitage from two sites in Belize, namely Terminal Classic (A.D. 830 – 950) Pook’s Hill and Late Postclassic-Early Spanish Colonial (ca. A.D. 1400 – 1700) San Pedro, demonstrates the important role of expedient tools in the daily lives of the ancient Maya. This study of use-wear also reveals the variation in flake use in terms of tool size and edge angle. Analysis of the debitage from Pook’s Hill and San Pedro enables a more complete understanding—than would be gained from a study of finished formal tools, alone—of the larger technological, socio-economic and environmental implications of settlement in a forested river valley on the mainland versus an offshore caye.



中文翻译:

久坐不动的社会中便利的石板技术:使用磨损,薄片尺寸和从两个古老的玛雅遗址借记的边角

在久坐不动的复杂社会中,考古学家将注意力转移到完成各种任务所需的功能性物品上时,常常会忽略借记。在这方面,很少检查从古代玛雅遗址回收的岩性生产碎片。对来自Maya站点的借记进行的使用磨损分析不仅有助于识别用作非正式,临时性的碎石制品或权宜之计,但也揭示了这些工具的使用方式。从伯利兹的两个站点,即终端经典(AD 830 – 950)Pook's Hill和后期后古典时期-西班牙早期殖民地(ca. AD 1400 – 1700)圣佩德罗,对破损的石和玉髓借记进行了磨损分析,证明了这一重要作用古代玛雅人日常生活中的权宜工具。这项对磨损的研究还揭示了薄片用途在工具尺寸和边缘角度方面的变化。通过对Pook's Hill和San Pedro的借记进行分析,可以比对单独的正式形式工具进行的研究更加全面地了解定居在森林深处的河谷中更大的技术,社会经济和环境影响。大陆与近海海藻。

更新日期:2020-11-06
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