Bone, shell, and lithic evidence for crafting in elite Maya households at Aguateca, Guatemala

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-89

  Emerya, Kitty F ^a   Aoyamab, Kazuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; BONE; CRAFT PRODUCTION; SHELL; STONE AGE; TOOL USE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548055664     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: 14691787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956536107000089     Document Type: Article

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