FIELD REPORTS by Ricardo Rodas
iv v vii ÍNDICE INTRODUCCIÓN PRESENTACIÓN DE PARYNA Y RESUMEN DE LA TEMPORADA 2018 Julien Sion………... more iv v vii ÍNDICE INTRODUCCIÓN PRESENTACIÓN DE PARYNA Y RESUMEN DE LA TEMPORADA 2018 Julien Sion………………………………………….……………………………………………………………..……..1 CAPÍTULO I OPERACIÓN I: RECONOCIMIENTO Y MAPEO EN EL SITIO DE LOS NARANJOS (GRUPOS ARQUEOLÓGICOS AL OESTE DE LA PLANICIE) Antolín Velásquez López…………………………………………………………………….……………… ……….11 CAPÍTULO II OPERACIÓN II: PROGRAMA DE SONDEOS EN EL SITIO DE LOS NARANJOS (GRUPOS ARQUEOLÓGICOS AL OESTE DE LA PLANICIE) Julien Sion, Jennifer Arguijo Turcios y Ricardo Rodas Girón ……………………………………… ……….25 CAPÍTULO III OPERACIÓN V: ANÁLISIS PRELIMINARES DEL MATERIAL ARQUEOLÓGICO DE LA TEMPORADA 2018 CONCLUSIÓN RESULTADOS DE LA TEMPORADA 2018 Y PERSPECTIVAS Julien Sion…………………………………………………………….………………………………………………133 BIBLIOGRAFÍA…………………………………………………………………………………………135 viii ix (Dibujo/Digitalización: J. Sion)
Papers by Ricardo Rodas
The 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2021
BIBLIOGRAFIA TOMO II …………………………………………………….………………………………………… Se agradece finalmente a los trabajado... more BIBLIOGRAFIA TOMO II …………………………………………………….………………………………………… Se agradece finalmente a los trabajadores del municipio de Raxruha, Alta Verapaz, sin quienes este proyecto no hubiera sido posible:
Ancient Mesoamerica, 2021
In this study, we present evidence for the use of slingstones and other projectile stones among t... more 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 perspec...
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FIELD REPORTS by Ricardo Rodas
Papers by Ricardo Rodas