44544
Author
Andrews, Anthony P.; Asaro, Frank; Michel, Helen V.; Stross, Fred H.; Cervera Rivero, Pura
Author Affiliation
New College of the University of South Florida; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Title Of Article Chaper
The obsidian trade at Isla Cerritos, Yucatán, Mexico
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of field archaeology
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
355-363
Collation
2 figs., 5 tables
Reference Bibliography
bibliog.
ISSN
0093-4690
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Provenance analysis of a small sample of obsidian artifacts from Isla Cerritos, a Terminal Classic/Early Postclassic Itzá trading port on the north coast of Yucatán, indicates a wide range of raw material sources from Central Mexico to the Guatemalan Highlands. The overwhelming predominance of Central Mexican obsidian reinforces the notion that Isla Cerritos was the main trading port of Chichén Itzá.
pub_id
44544