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The other side of the mirror. Maya Late Classic iron-ore artifact production: an insight from Cancuen

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Andrieu, Chloé, Cadalen, Naya·2024·Ancient Mesoamerica
DOI 10.1017/s0956536121000602
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Although iron-ore mirrors are commonly found in the Maya area, very few workshops are known to date. Cancuen, Guatemala, is one of the few sites to show evidence of iron-ore production during the Late Classic ( a.d. 600–800). This article reviews all the available data on this material in Cancuen in light of the recent excavations, and, by combining spatial and technological analysis, proposes to shed new light on the spatial organization of this production. By comparing the composition and the social context of production in Cancuen with that of Aguateca (Inomata and Eberl 2014), we suggest that there was a division of tasks between sites in which Cancuen's artisans were involved in the first stage of the production of luxury goods, whereas other stages, such as the arrangement of the tesserae on the supports and their repolishing, were more socially invested and made by elite artists at the recipient sites.

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Authors
Andrieu, C., & Cadalen, N.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Université Côte d'Azur (FR)
Corresponding author
Andrieu, Chloé
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Venue
Ancient Mesoamerica
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2023-09-14
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
97-114
ISSN
  • 0956-5361 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-1787
DOI
10.1017/s0956536121000602
OpenAlex
W4386743878
Cited by
7
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2024: 6 · 2023: 1
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43.04
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Ancient Mesoamerica (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies in Central America
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
Keywords
Late Classic period, craft workshops, spatial organization of production, repolishing, iron ore production

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