37365
Author
Guderjan, Thomas H.; Garber, James F.; Smith, Herman A.; Stross, Fred; Michel, Helen V.; Asaro, Frank
Author Affiliation
University of Texas. Institute of Texan Cultures; Southwest Texas State University; Corpus Christi Museum; University of California. Berkeley
Title Of Article Chaper
Maya maritime trade and sources of obsidian at San Juan, Ambergris Cay, Belize
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of field archaeology
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
363-369
Collation
2 figs., 3 tables
Reference Bibliography
bibliog.
ISSN
0093-4690
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
San Juan is a small Late and Terminal Classic transshipment point on the north end of Ambergris Cay, Belize. It was well situated to have participated in the Maya maritime trade network that served large population centers on Corozal and Chetumal bays and those communities linked to these bays by the New River and Rio Hondo. A sample of Terminal Classic obsidian was analyzed using visual, x-ray fluorescence, and neutron activation techniques. Although the bulk of the obsidian derives from El Chayal in Guatemala, as is common during the Terminal Classic in northern Belize, an unusually large proportion comes from Mexican sources.
pub_id
37365