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- Title
PREHISPANIC MAYA BURNT LIME INDUSTRIES: PREVIOUS STUDIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS.
- Authors
Seligson, Kenneth E.; Ortiz Ruiz, Soledad; Barba Pingarrón, Luis
- Abstract
Burnt lime has played a significant role in daily Maya life since at least as far back as 1100 b.c. , and yet its ephemeral nature has limited archaeological studies of its production. The application of new surveying and remote sensing technologies in recent decades is now allowing for a more in-depth investigation of the burnt lime industries that existed in different subregions of the Maya area. This article provides an overview of the current understanding of pre-Hispanic Maya burnt lime production. It then presents an analysis of the factors influencing the development and identification of distinct subregional lime production industries, including: lime consumption requirements and inter-site spacing; natural environment; local social and economic trajectories; and the objectives and survey universes of archaeological investigations. In reporting the tremendous advances made over the past few decades, this paper encourages archaeologists to include a focus on identifying lime production features in their research agendas.
- Subjects
LIME (Minerals); MAYA chronology; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; ARCHAEOLOGISTS; REMOTE sensing
- Publication
Ancient Mesoamerica, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 2, p199
- ISSN
0956-5361
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0956536117000347