The obsidian and ceramics of the puuc region: Chronology, lithic procurement, and production at Xkipche, Yucatan, Mexico

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-154

  Braswell, Geoffrey E ^a   Paap, Iken ^b   Glascock, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ibero Amerikanisches Institut Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; CHRONOLOGY; CLASSIC PERIOD; OBSIDIAN; PRECISION;

MAYA LOWLANDS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN;

EID: 80054015054     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: 14691787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956536111000113     Document Type: Review

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