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Recent pXRF Analysis of Obsidian from Marco Gonzalez, Ambergris Caye, Belize
Recent pXRF Analysis of Obsidian from Marco Gonzalez, Ambergris Caye, Belize
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Recent pXRF Analysis of Obsidian from Marco Gonzalez, Ambergris Caye, Belize

2023
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Trade in Mesoamerican obsidian has been a topic of research for many decades, with source analyses using various analytical methods at the forefront of many studies. Here we report on recent chemical sourcing of a sample of 311 obsidian artifacts from the coastal island site of Marco Gonzalez, Ambergris Caye, Belize using portable X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometry. The results of this work indicate that the Maya merchants of Marco Gonzalez had access to obsidian from three different Highland Guatemalan sources, five central Mexican sources, and one Honduran source. Most of the sample consists of prismatic blades from surface contexts, and ceramic associations along with our knowledge of the site’s history suggest that the sample dates to Terminal Classic and Early Postclassic times (ca AD 900–1400). We also discuss and compare the results of obsidian sourcing at this small island site with the results of obsidian source analysis completed at other sites in Belize, particularly coastal and mainland sites in northern Belize. El comercio de obsidiana mesoamericana ha sido un tema de investigación durante muchas décadas, con análisis de fuentes utilizando varios métodos analíticos al frente de muchos estudios. Aquí informamos sobre el abastecimiento químico reciente de una muestra de 311 artefactos de obsidiana del sitio de la isla costera de Marco González, Cayo Ambergris, Belice, utilizando espectrometría portátil de fluorescencia de rayos X. Los resultados de este trabajo indican que los mercaderes mayas de Marco González tenían acceso a obsidiana de tres fuentes diferentes del altiplano guatemalteco, cinco fuentes del centro de México y una fuente de Honduras. La mayor parte de la muestra consiste en navajas prismáticas de contextos superficiales, y las asociaciones cerámicas junto con nuestro conocimiento de la historia del sitio sugieren que la muestra data del Clásico Terminal y del Posclásico Temprano (ca 900–1400 d.C.). También discutimos y comparamos los resultados del abastecimiento de obsidiana en esta pequeña parte de la isla con los resultados del análisis de fuentes de obsidiana completado en otros sitios de Belice, particularmente en sitios costeros y de tierra firme en el norte de Belice. Der Handel mit mesoamerikanischem Obsidian ist seit vielen Jahrzehnten ein Forschungsthema, wobei Analysen zur Herkunft des Obsidians mit verschiedenen Analysemethoden im Vordergrund vieler Studien stehen. Hier berichten wir über die kürzlich erfolgte chemische Analyse von 311 Obsidianartefakten von der Küsteninsel Marco Gonzalez, Ambergris Caye, Belize, mit Hilfe der tragbaren Röntgenfluoreszenzspektrometrie. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit zeigen, dass die Maya-Händler von Marco Gonzalez Zugang zu Obsidian aus drei verschiedenen Quellen im Hochland von Guatemala, fünf Quellen in Zentralmexiko und einer Quelle in Honduras hatten. Der größte Teil des untersuchten Materials umfasst prismatische Klingen aus Oberflächenkontexten; damit assoziierte keramische Funde in Verbindung mit unserem Wissen über die Geschichte der Stätte legen nahe, dass das Probenmaterial in die endklassische und frühe postklassische Zeit (ca. 900–1400 n. Chr.) datiert. Wir diskutieren die Ergebnisse der Herkunftsanalyse des Obsidians dieser kleinen Inselstätte und vergleichen diese zudem mit den Ergebnissen der Herkunftsanalyse des Obsidians anderer Stätten in Belize, insbesondere solcher an der Küste und auf dem Festland im Norden von Belize.
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Mexicon
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