Stone on stone
Elite involvement in stoneworking at the ancestral Maya site of El Perú-Waka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3573285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel A Horowitz (0000-0003-0980-3494, Washington State University, corresponding author), Damien B Marken (0000-0002-1718-4710, Bloomsburg University), Juan C Meléndez (0000-0002-6353-6035, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 402 |
| Pages | 1624-1640 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.183 |
| OpenAlex | W4404043697 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
Crafting is often assumed to have been a 'dirty' and hence low-status activity: elites managed the supply of materials or distribution of the products, lower-status workers undertook the hard graft. Here, the authors present an in situ stoneworking toolkit from El Perú-Waka' in the central Maya lowlands of Guatemala. Recovered from a high-status neighbourhood, the tools indicate the involvement of elite crafters in the working of various types of stone and greenstone. The assemblage is discussed with reference to ontological understandings of raw materials in the Maya world and the importance of specialised and ritual knowledge. The results encourage greater consideration of the involvement of elites in craft production across Mesoamerica and beyond
Ancient history · Archaeology · Elite · Geography · Maya · Political science · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Latin American history and culture
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |