essay
Chalcatzingo jade and fine stone objects
ancient chalcatzingo • Austin • Published In 1987 • Pages: 295-304
By: Thomson, Charlotte W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Thomson describes worked greenstone objects from the Olmec-influenced highland site of Chalcatzingo, particularly work in jadite which, along with sculpting of large stone monuments, was an Olmec innovation in Mesoamerica. Few specifics on dating are given except that nearly all specimens are said to pertain to the Cantera phase (2700-2500 B.P.) and comparisons are drawn almost exclusively to the contemporary Gulf Coast Olmec center of La Venta. Major categories of artifact discussed include figurines, pendants, earspools, beads, tools, drill cores (leftovers from tubular drilling), polishers (actually, 'magical' or 'shaman's' stones), and discs (probably from mosaic jewelry).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Lithic industries
- Ornament
- Visual arts
- Acculturation and culture contact
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Olmec
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3150 BP-1100 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Morelos, southern Veracruz and western Tabasco States, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charlotte W. Thomson
- For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85022673
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Olmecs