Archaeometallurgy at Lamanai, Belize: Maya Technological Innovation in Late Postclassic-Spanish Colonial Times
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Overview
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Description
The archaeological contexts in which copper bells, axes, needles, fish hooks, rings, clothing ornaments and other copper finds will be presented along with our interpretations of the meanings these objects had in the lives of the Maya who made and used them. In addition, the results of chemical compositional analyses will be presented along with data on fabrication strategies used by ancient Mesoamerican metalsmiths.
