Guzmán Mound: A Late Preclassic Salt works on south coast of Guatemala
Autor: | C. Roger Nance |
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Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Zdroj: | Ancient Mesoamerica. 3:27-46 |
ISSN: | 1469-1787 0956-5361 |
DOI: | 10.1017/s0956536100002273 |
Popis: | Salvage excavation of a small mound on the south coast of Guatemala revealed evidence of Late Preclassic salt production. Most potsherds are of a crude, thin-walled utility ware believed to have been used in evaporating salt water over fires. Level-by-level attribute analysis suggests evolution of a more efficient vessel form for this purpose. A typological study of fine ware and radiocarbon dating firmly position the mound chronologically. Charcoal was abundant; daub and elongated hearths probably figured in the technology. Also, the absence of edible plant remains and the scarcity of obsidian blades and animal bone add to the picture of a specialized, salt-producing locality. The represented salt-making technology is partially reconstructed using comparative ethnographic, ethnohistorical, and archaeological sources from southern Mesoamerica. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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