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The Chipped Chert and Chalcedony Tools from Late Postclassic–Early Spanish Colonial San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2025

W. James Stemp Open the ORCID record for W. James Stemp [Opens in a new window]  and
Scott E. Simmons
W. James Stemp*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Keene State College, Keene, NH, USA
Scott E. Simmons
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA
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Corresponding author: W. James Stemp; Email: jstemp@keene.edu
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Abstract

This study of chipped chert and chalcedony tools discusses the household lithic economy at the Late Postclassic–Early Spanish Colonial (ca. AD 1400–1700) Maya site of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. It focuses on access to raw materials, tool types, tool production, tool use, and tool curation before and right after the arrival of the Spaniards.

Resumen

Resumen

Este estudio de herramientas de sílex y calcedonia talladas analiza la economía lítica en el contexto doméstico del sitio maya de San Pedro, en Cayo Ambergris, Belice, del período Posclásico Tardío hasta la primera parte de la época colonial española (aproximadamente entre 1400 y 1700 dC). Se centra en la adquisición de las materias primas, los tipos y la producción de herramientas, el uso de herramientas y la conservación de herramientas antes y después de la llegada de los españoles.

Keywords

chertchipped stone toolshousehold lithic economyMayasilexherramientas de piedra talladaseconomía lítica en el contexto domésticoMaya

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Latin American Antiquity , First View , pp. 1 - 9
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for American Archaeology.

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