Keywords
Ancient maya, polishing, earflares, miniature earflares, buttons, lapidary techniques
Abstract
The ancient Maya adorned themselves with ornamental objects. This study investigates a type of polishing tool used by the ancient Maya to manufacture certain types of ornaments. Five stone polishing tools used by the ancient Maya are presented and analyzed. Relevant artifact forms are examined to establish which types of artifacts were being polished with these tools. An extensive discussion of the archaeological record and artistic representations of miniature earflares and buttons, which were polished with many of these stone polishing tools, is also included because the terminology used to refer to these objects has varied throughout the academic literature and is in need of clarification.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2013
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Chase, Arlen
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Anthropology
Degree Program
Anthropology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005020
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005020
Language
English
Release Date
December 2013
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences, Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Landry, Rachael, "Ancient Maya Stone Polishers And Issues With The Terminology For The Artifacts Polished With These Tools" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2762.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2762