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- Title
OBSIDIAN BIFACE PRODUCTION AT TEOTIHUACAN: REEXAMINING A COYOTLATELCO PHASE WORKSHOP FROM HACIENDA METEPEC.
- Authors
Nelson, Zachary
- Abstract
This paper provides a reanalysis of a specialized biface workshop at Coyotlatelco-phase (A.D. 650-800) Teotihuacan excavated by Evelyn Rattray in 1979. Although Teotihuacan had already declined as a major center prior to this phase, the resident population was still being serviced by a variety of craftsmen, including knappers. The remains of an obsidian workshop at Hacienda Metepec give insight into workshop production within Epiclassic-period Teotihuacan. A single workshop produced between 4,700 and 8,700 projectile points similar in shape to San Marcos points. The homogeneous workmanship indicates a single knapper, perhaps over several years of effort.
- Subjects
SAN Juan Teotihuacan (Mexico); MEXICO; OBSIDIAN; WORKSHOPS (Facilities); ARTISANS; WORKMANSHIP; TEOTIHUACAN Site (San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico)
- Publication
Ancient Mesoamerica, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 1, p149
- ISSN
0956-5361
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0956536109000121