The value and social significance of jade in Mesoamerica as well as its central place in the ritual and politics of the Classic period has been the object of a broad range of studies. In this paper I present the technological reanalysis of the Cancuen jade workshop, showing that the craftspeople from this Late Classic site did not produce finish objects, but rather that they only focused on the production of raw preforms. My study shows that these preforms were not ready to be polished and that the production debris corresponding to later stages of production are also lacking in the rest of the site. The quantitative comparison between the material from the workshop and that from the rest of the site enables me to show that Cancuen exported...
International audience"Only a single jade workshop has been found at Cancuén to date, and it present...
International audience"Only a single jade workshop has been found at Cancuén to date, and it present...
In this article we discuss the distribution of jade artifacts in ancient Central America, and the im...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audience"Despite the fact that jade was the most valued material in Mesoame...
International audience"Despite the fact that jade was the most valued material in Mesoame...
International audience"Despite the fact that jade was the most valued material in Mesoame...
This paper shows a synthesis topic on the question concerning the production of pre-Columbian jade i...
This paper shows a synthesis topic on the question concerning the production of pre-Columbian jade i...
International audienceAlthough iron-ore mirrors are commonly found in the Maya area, very few worksh...
Abstract Although iron-ore mirrors are commonly found in the Maya area, very few workshops are known...
International audience"Only a single jade workshop has been found at Cancuén to date, and it present...
International audience"Only a single jade workshop has been found at Cancuén to date, and it present...
In this article we discuss the distribution of jade artifacts in ancient Central America, and the im...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audienceMost ancient Maya jade workshops have been discovered in the Motagua Valley, t...
International audience"Despite the fact that jade was the most valued material in Mesoame...
International audience"Despite the fact that jade was the most valued material in Mesoame...
International audience"Despite the fact that jade was the most valued material in Mesoame...
This paper shows a synthesis topic on the question concerning the production of pre-Columbian jade i...
This paper shows a synthesis topic on the question concerning the production of pre-Columbian jade i...
International audienceAlthough iron-ore mirrors are commonly found in the Maya area, very few worksh...
Abstract Although iron-ore mirrors are commonly found in the Maya area, very few workshops are known...
International audience"Only a single jade workshop has been found at Cancuén to date, and it present...
International audience"Only a single jade workshop has been found at Cancuén to date, and it present...
In this article we discuss the distribution of jade artifacts in ancient Central America, and the im...