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Obsidian Craft Production at Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Table 1. Major Obsidian Workshop Excavations in Mesoamerica (from Hirth n.d.)
| Quarry Workshops |
| Site |
Location |
Age |
Workshop Type |
Context |
Reference |
| Sierra de las Navajas |
Central Mexico |
700 B.C. - A.D. 1600 |
Blade |
Non-Domestic |
Pastrana 1998, Pastrana 2002 |
| Ucareo |
West Mexico |
400-1521 A.D. |
Blade |
Non-Domestic |
Healan 1997 |
| Zináparo-Prieto |
West Mexico |
700-1200 A.D. |
Percussion Blade |
Non-Domestic |
Darras 1999 |
| Oyameles/Zaragoza |
Central Mexico |
400-1521 A.D. |
Blade |
Non-Domestic |
Garcia Cook, personal com. |
| Finishing Workshops |
| Chalcatzingo |
Central Mexico |
500-700 B.C. |
Blade |
Domestic Workshop refuse |
Burton 1987c |
| Bustamonte |
El Salvador |
300 B.C. - A.D. 200 |
Blade |
Domestic Workshop refuse |
Sheets 1972 |
| Kaminaljuyu |
Highland Guatemala |
200-400 A.D. |
Blade |
3 Domestic Workshops |
Hay 1978, Hirth 2003 |
| Ojo de Agua |
Chiapas, Mexico |
Early Classic |
Blade |
Domestic Workshop refuse |
Clark 1997, Clark and Bryant 1997 |
| Guachimonton |
West Mexico |
400-700 A.D. |
Blade |
Unclear |
Soto 1990 |
| Xochicalco |
Central Mexico |
650-900 A.D. |
Blade |
4 Domestic, 1 Market |
Hirth 2002 |
| Teotihuacan |
Central Mexico |
750-900 A.D. |
Biface |
Probably Domestic |
Rattray 1987, Nelson 2000 |
| Tula |
Central Mexico |
700-900 A.D. |
Blade |
Domestic |
Healan 2002 |
| Huapalcalco |
Central Mexico |
Epiclassic |
Biface |
Domestic |
Gaxiola and Guevara 1989 |
| Tenochtitlan |
Central Mexico |
Late Postclassic |
Blade |
Domestic Workshop refuse |
Garcia and Cassiano 1990, Cassiano 1991 |
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