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EVIDENCE FOR SLINGSTONES AND RELATED PROJECTILE STONE USE BY THE ANCIENT MAYA OF THE USUMACINTA RIVER VALLEY REGION

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Alejandra Roche Recinos Open the ORCID record for Alejandra Roche Recinos [Opens in a new window] ,
Omar Alcover Firpi  and
Ricardo Rodas
Alejandra Roche Recinos*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Brown University, 128 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
Omar Alcover Firpi
Affiliation:
Education and Public Programs, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036
Ricardo Rodas
Affiliation:
Escuela de Historia, Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, Edificio S-1, 2do. Nivel, Ciudad Universitaria, Zona 12, Guatemala, Guatemala 01012
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Abstract

In this study, we present evidence for the use of slingstones and other projectile stones among the ancient Maya peoples of the Usumacinta River region. Rounded stones are frequently found across Maya archaeological sites and are given a range of interpretations, including objects for flintknapping, cooking, ritual, divination, and less often as weapons. Here we provide new evidence for the identification of rounded stones as weapons based on their morphology as well as their context of recovery. We employ data from the sites of Macabilero, Guatemala, and Budsilha, Mexico, which strongly suggest rounded stones at these sites were manufactured to be used as weapons. These findings have implications for how we understand warfare and hunting in ancient Mesoamerica and inform our interpretation of how the Maya prepared for such activities. As a class of weapon potentially accessible to most members of Maya society, the results presented here show the importance of more inclusive perspectives on Maya warfare and the necessity of contextualizing artifact analysis within the occupation history of the broader site and region.

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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , Summer 2022 , pp. 309 - 329
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