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An Ancient Clay Mine at Yo’ K'at, Yucatan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Dean E. Arnold  and
Bruce F. Bohor
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Abstract

This paper describes the contemporary clay mine at Hacienda Yo’ K'at, Yucatan, and documents the archaeological association of a restored sherd-tool of Puuc slateware in a collapsed tunnel of the mine. The shape of the sherd and its in situ position suggest that it was used to gather clay in the mine during the period of A.D. 800-1000. The paper suggests the relationship of these data to the neutron activation studies of Yucatan pottery and their contribution to the study of ancient Maya trade.

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American Antiquity , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , October 1977 , pp. 575 - 582
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1977

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