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Stone Tools and the Elite Political Economy at Epiclassic (A.D. 650-900) Xochicalco
Tables
| Table 1. The Elite Zone Assemblage |
| Technology |
Green |
Grey |
Red |
Chert |
Total |
| Core-blade |
116 |
1,804 |
0 |
0 |
1,920 |
| Lapidary |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Bifacial |
68 |
190 |
2 |
48 |
308 |
| Unknown |
6 |
70 |
0 |
11 |
87 |
| Total |
(8%) 190 |
(89%) 2,080 |
(>1%) 2 |
(3%) 59 |
2,331 |
| Table 2. Percentage Distributions of the Gray Obsidian Sourced with Neutron Activation |
| Source |
Percent of Sample |
| Ucareo, Michoacán |
68% (N = 51) |
| Otumba, State of México |
15% (N = 11) |
| Zacualtipán, Hidalgo |
12% (N = 9) |
| Tulancingo, Hidalgo |
3% (N = 2) |
| Zaragosa, Puebla |
1% (N = 1) |
| Peredon, Puebla |
1% (N = 1) |
| Total |
N = 75 |
| Table 3. Gray and Green Obsidian Core-blade Artifacts |
| Core-blade Technology |
Grey |
Green |
Total |
| Pressure blade segments |
1,234 |
80 |
1,314 |
| Blade tool artifacts (points, eccentrics, needle tips, etc.) |
430 |
34 |
464 |
| Blade cores and blade-core fragments |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Core platform rejuvenation artifacts |
131 |
2 |
133 |
| Total |
1,804 |
116 |
1,920 |
| Table 4. Lapidary Artifacts |
| Lapidary Technology |
Gray Obsidian |
| Beads-derived from "exhausted" blade cores |
13 |
| Ground eccentrics |
2 |
| Ground pressure blade hafted points |
1 |
| Total |
16 |
| Table 5. Bifacial Artifacts made of Gray, Green, and Red Obsidian and Chert |
| Bifacial Technology |
Grey |
Green |
Red |
Chert |
Total |
| Projectile Points |
46 |
14 |
|
28 |
88 |
| Bifacial implements |
136 |
54 |
2 |
6 |
198 |
| Unifacial implements |
4 |
|
|
1 |
5 |
| Cores |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Hammerstones |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Flakes |
4 |
|
|
11 |
15 |
| Total |
190 |
68 |
2 |
48 |
308 |
| Table 6. Assemblage Composition According to Tools and Production Debitage |
| Artifact Categories |
Total |
| Informal and formal tools |
2,099 |
| Core and platform rejuvenation artifacts |
130 |
| Flakes (bifacial production?) |
15 |
| Unidentifiable artifacts |
87 |
| Total |
2,331 |
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