Reducing Risk
Maya Lithic Production and Economic Diversification at Callar Creek Quarry, Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel A Horowitz (0000-0003-0980-3494, Washington State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 330-346 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536120000462 |
| OpenAlex | W3171965096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 97 |
The role of craft producers in past economies provides information that helps contextualize the role of economies in broader sociopolitical systems. Through this examination of lowland Maya lithic producers in the Late to Terminal Classic period (a.d.600–890), this article explores the centrality of economic activities in integrating craft producers into larger regional political communities and simultaneously buffering them against regional political conflicts. Through a study of lithic extraction and production at Callar Creek Quarry, Belize, this article examines the relevance of crafting activities in the minimization of economic uncertainty. These data indicate that lithic reduction served to diversify economic activities for lithic producers, and thus minimized economic risk. The use of economic activity to minimize risk provides evidence for the continuity of small-scale householders. This illustrates the independence of economic activities from political frameworks, and suggests that economic diversification serves as a critical stabilizing force for rural Classic-period Maya residents
Archaeology · Business · China · Craft · Economics · Economy · Geography · Maya · Political science · Politics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |