essay
Craft technology and production
cuello : an early maya community in belize • Cambridge [England] • Published In 1991 • Pages: 159-191
By: McSwain, Rebecca, Johnson, Jay K., Kosakowsky, Laura J., Hammond, Norman.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a report in three parts on the typology and chronology of the i) lithic tools, ii) ceramics, and iii) ceramic, bone, stone, and shell artifacts from Cuello. The researchers also examine the source of the lithic material and site of manufacture. The basic tool kit and manufacturing techniques remained the same over time although new tools and raw material were added. The ratio of bifacial tools increased and the manufacture of large tools became more standardized over time. The ceramic assemblage at Cuello numbers 250,000 sherds and 150 whole vessels from four ceramic complexes: Swasey, Bladen, Lopez Mamom, and Cocos Chicanel. Ceramic artifacts include a few effigies, ocarinas, and roller and flat stamps. Bone artifacts include beads, discs, awls, ear ornaments, whistle, hooks, and decorated tubes. Shell artifacts include beads for bracelets and necklaces, and pendants. Ground stones artifacts include barkbeaters, grinding stones, and manos and metates.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Bone, horn, and shell technology
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Visual arts
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Preclassic Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- 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
- Maya Area
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1975-1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3200-1850 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cuello, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- Rebecca McSwain and Jay K. Johnson ; Laura J. Kosakowsky and Norman Hammond
- Chert and chalcedony tools / Rebecca McSwain with a section on obsidian technology by Jay K. Johnson -- Ceramics / Laura J. Kosakowsky and Norman Hammond -- Ceramic, bone, shell, and ground stone artifacts / Norman Hammond
- For bibliographical references see document number 9: Anonymous
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90001858
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayas--Antiquities