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Self Sacrifice Awls in Cantona, Puebla, Mexico
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 August 2012
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In the ancient city of Cantona (600 B.C a 1050 A.D.) in the region of Puebla, Mexico, a great number of awls made of animal bones were found inside several offerings and burials. The present paper presents the identification of species used to elaborate these awls, along with the formal characteristics of the objects and their manufacturing techniques. The last was studied through experimental archaeology and the analysis of modified traces by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
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