essay
Obsidian blade manufacturing debris on terrace 37
ancient chalcatzingo • Austin • Published In 1987 • Pages: 321-328
By: Burton, Susan Sassé.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Burton follows the analysis of chipped stone in general at the Olmec-influenced highland site of Chalcatzingo with this detailed description and analysis of what appears to be a waste deposit from an obsidian workshop at locale T-37, dating to the late Cantera phase (2600-2500 B.P.). Distributional analysis of the small deposit indicates rapid, if probably episodic deposition, and comparison with the lithic assemblage from the remainder of the site demonstrates this was definitely workshop debris. Detailed examination of core reduction techniques shows quite efficient reduction of prepared cores in blade production. The volume of debris could have been produced in a matter of months by part-time labor, with the output sufficient to supply Chalcatzingo and surrounding settlements with tools for up to a decade.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Lithic industries
- Functional specialization areas
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Environmental quality
- 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
- 2700 BP-2500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chalcatzingo, Morelos State, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Susan S. Burton
- For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85022673
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Olmecs