Rafael Guerra
Biographic Data
| ID | 4240854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rafael Guerra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rafael |
| FAMILY NAME | Guerra |
| SIGNATURE | GUERRA R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lithic Industry in a Maya Center
Cahal Tok (Place of Flint) is a limestone rise with some structural evidence, associated with the previously designated LDF Chert Site, close to the ceremonial center of El Pilar. Excavations uncovered evidence that during the Late Classic period, specialized flintknappers produced bifaces, primarily chert axes, at the Cahol Tok locus, first on a cleared limestone shelf then on a prepared cobble platform. Small flakes remained in situ whereas muc…
A Ritual Spindle Whorl Deposit from the Late Classic Maya Site of E1 Pilar, Belize
Excavations near the ceremonial precinct of El Pilar, an important Maya center in Belize, exposed a Late Classic period concentration of almost 200 broken limestone spindle whorls. A program of experimentation demonstrated that the whorls were purposely destroyed, possibly as part of a ritual event or events. Such rituals may have been part of a strategy to enhance the status of spinners by honoring deities associated with spinning
Lithic Industry in a Maya Center
Cahal Tok (Place of Flint) is a limestone rise with some structural evidence, associated with the previously designated LDF Chert Site, close to the ceremonial center of El Pilar. Excavations uncovered evidence that during the Late Classic period, specialized flintknappers produced bifaces, primarily chert axes, at the Cahol Tok locus, first on a cleared limestone shelf then on a prepared cobble platform. Small flakes remained in situ whereas muc…
A Ritual Spindle Whorl Deposit from the Late Classic Maya Site of E1 Pilar, Belize
Excavations near the ceremonial precinct of El Pilar, an important Maya center in Belize, exposed a Late Classic period concentration of almost 200 broken limestone spindle whorls. A program of experimentation demonstrated that the whorls were purposely destroyed, possibly as part of a ritual event or events. Such rituals may have been part of a strategy to enhance the status of spinners by honoring deities associated with spinning
A Ritual Spindle Whorl Deposit from the Late Classic Maya Site of E1 Pilar, Belize
Excavations near the ceremonial precinct of El Pilar, an important Maya center in Belize, exposed a Late Classic period concentration of almost 200 broken limestone spindle whorls. A program of experimentation demonstrated that the whorls were purposely destroyed, possibly as part of a ritual event or events. Such rituals may have been part of a strategy to enhance the status of spinners by honoring deities associated with spinning
Lithic Industry in a Maya Center
Cahal Tok (Place of Flint) is a limestone rise with some structural evidence, associated with the previously designated LDF Chert Site, close to the ceremonial center of El Pilar. Excavations uncovered evidence that during the Late Classic period, specialized flintknappers produced bifaces, primarily chert axes, at the Cahol Tok locus, first on a cleared limestone shelf then on a prepared cobble platform. Small flakes remained in situ whereas muc…
Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Excavation (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Maya (2 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Clearance (1 works)