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Exploitation of chert resources by the ancient Maya of northern Belize, Central America

Thomas R. Hester Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas, San Antonio
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Harry J. Shafer Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
Pages 157-173 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010

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Rachel A. Horowitz, Mary E. Clarke & Kenneth E. Seligson. (2021) Querying Quarries: Stone Extraction Practices and Socioeconomic Organization in Three Sub-Regions of the Maya Lowlands. Journal of Field Archaeology 46:8, pages 551-570.
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Chloé Andrieu. (2013) Late Classic Maya lithic production and exchange at Rio Bec and Calakmul, Mexico. Journal of Field Archaeology 38:1, pages 21-37.
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Beverly Chiarulli. (2012) Producers, Consumers, and Traders. Lithic Technology 37:2, pages 95-110.
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Elizabeth Paris. (2012) Cohesion and Diversity in Formative Period Maya Lithic Tools and Techniques. Lithic Technology 37:2, pages 111-140.
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W. James Stemp, Christophe G. B. Helmke & Jaime J. Awe. (2010) Evidence for Maya Household Subsistence and Domestic Activities: Use-Wear Analysis of the Chipped Chert Assemblage from Pook’s Hill, Belize. Journal of Field Archaeology 35:2, pages 217-234.
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W. James Stemp. (2004) Maya Coastal Subsistence and Craft—Production at San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize: The Lithic Use-Wear Evidence. Lithic Technology 29:1, pages 33-73.
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Marilyn A. Masson. (2001) The Economic Organization of Late and Terminal Classic Period Maya Stone Tool Craft Specialist Workshops at Colha, Belize. Lithic Technology 26:1, pages 29-49.
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Maxine H. Oland. (1999) Lithic Raw Material Sources at the Southern End of the Freshwater Creek Drainage: A View from Laguna de on, Belize. Lithic Technology 24:2, pages 91-110.
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Paul R. Cackler, Michael D. Glascock, Hector Neff & Beverly Mitchum Chiarulli. (1999) Effects of Weathering on the Coloration of Chert and Its Implications for Provenance Studies. Lithic Technology 24:2, pages 81-90.
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MarilynA. Masson. (1999) Animal resource manipulation in ritual and domestic contexts at Postclassic Maya communities. World Archaeology 31:1, pages 93-120.
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Marilyn A. Masson. (1999) Postclassic Maya Communities at Progresso Lagoon and Laguna Seca, Northern Belize. Journal of Field Archaeology 26:3, pages 285-306.
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Thomas R. Hester. (1993) Lithic Typology: Background, Goals, and a Personal Perspective. Lithic Technology 18:1-2, pages 36-45.
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HarryJ. Shafer & ThomasR. Hester. (1991) Lithic craft specialization and product distribution at the Maya site of Colha, Belize. World Archaeology 23:1, pages 79-97.
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John R. Cross & Eric C. Gibson. (1987) Reviews. Lithic Technology 16:2-3, pages 63-68.
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