Procedures by which archaeological stone tools have been analyzed have tradition ally
operated on an apprenticeship model, whereby a novice acquires competency at the elbow�…

A systematic approach to sample collection, chemical analysis, and statistical evaluation of
obsidian sources is recommended before significant numbers of artifacts should be�…

The Third Edition of this highly successful introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica
includes full coverage of the Aztec and Maya areas in one volume. Beginning with the�…

The archaeological record of Oldowan hominins represents a diverse behavioral system. It
has been suggested that exploitation of lithic resources by Oldowan hominins was simplistic�…

Late Preclassic (300 BC–AD 100) turkey remains identified at the archaeological site of El
Mirador (Pet�n, Guatemala) represent the earliest evidence of the Mexican turkey�…

This article reviews new evidence suggesting that Tikal and its allies controlled trade along
the Pasi�n River during the latter half of the Early Classic period (ca. ad 460–550) and the�…

Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we
now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turns the long-accepted�…

The literature of stone tool procurement and technology published in the past decade is
reviewed in this article. The presentation attempts to be geographically comprehensive but�…

The modeling of ancient Maya economies has been a dynamic area of archaeological
research in the past few decades, but in most cases there has been little attention on how�…

Tektites are terrestrial impact-generated glasses that are ejected long distance (up to 11,000
km), share unique characteristics and have a poorly understood formation process. Only four�…