Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 341764 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meaghan |
| FAMILY NAME | Peuramaki-Brown |
| SIGNATURE | PEURAMAKI-BROWN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Athabasca University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Granite Value Among the Ancient Maya of Alabama, Belize
This article outlines our research into granite use by the ancient Maya of the Alabama Townsite—a Late to Terminal Classic (ca. a.d. 700–900) rapid-growth community in East-Central Belize, part of the Eastern Maya Lowlands. One of our initial hypotheses regarding the seemingly sudden appearance of the town toward the end of the Late Classic period focused on granite as a staple resource exploited by its residents. We highlight current results of …
Raw Material Selection and Stone Tool Production
Stone tool producers in the Maya Lowlands had several types of raw materials from which to choose. Limestone, chert, and obsidian are the most naturally abundant, whereas chert and obsidian outnumber limestone in archaeological contexts. The presence of flaked-stone tools made of limestone is typically attributed to the scarcity of more suitable raw materials. Nevertheless, in chert-rich areas, such as the upper Belize River valley, limestone bif…
Ritual economy and ancient Maya bloodletting
Ritual economy and ancient Maya bloodletting
Raw Material Selection and Stone Tool Production
Stone tool producers in the Maya Lowlands had several types of raw materials from which to choose. Limestone, chert, and obsidian are the most naturally abundant, whereas chert and obsidian outnumber limestone in archaeological contexts. The presence of flaked-stone tools made of limestone is typically attributed to the scarcity of more suitable raw materials. Nevertheless, in chert-rich areas, such as the upper Belize River valley, limestone bif…
Raw Material Selection and Stone Tool Production
Stone tool producers in the Maya Lowlands had several types of raw materials from which to choose. Limestone, chert, and obsidian are the most naturally abundant, whereas chert and obsidian outnumber limestone in archaeological contexts. The presence of flaked-stone tools made of limestone is typically attributed to the scarcity of more suitable raw materials. Nevertheless, in chert-rich areas, such as the upper Belize River valley, limestone bif…
Ritual economy and ancient Maya bloodletting
Granite Value Among the Ancient Maya of Alabama, Belize
This article outlines our research into granite use by the ancient Maya of the Alabama Townsite—a Late to Terminal Classic (ca. a.d. 700–900) rapid-growth community in East-Central Belize, part of the Eastern Maya Lowlands. One of our initial hypotheses regarding the seemingly sudden appearance of the town toward the end of the Late Classic period focused on granite as a staple resource exploited by its residents. We highlight current results of …
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Maya (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (2 works) · Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (1 work) · Ancient city (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Art (1 work)