The Organization of Chipped-Stone Economies at Piedras Negras ...

Stuart for their continuing support and interest in my work on the linguistics of Maya
writing.
I am grateful for the help of my many peers and friends. Jeffrey Glover,
Dominique Rissolo, and Scott Hutson have been especially supportive through the
years, and I thank them for reading through my copy and offering sound critique of my
work. Mark Child, Charles Golden, René Muñoz, Amy Kovac, and Zac Nelson, and
other former fieldmates on the Piedras Negras Archaeological Project showed me
great kindness and understanding during the long field and lab seasons. I also thank
Brigitte Kovacevich for collaborating with me and for sharing her expansive
knowledge on Cancuen lithics. Shuji Araki, Helios Hernandez, Lili Padilla, Elisa
Mencos, Monica Perez, and Orlando Moreno were all invaluable to me in the
laboratory, and I hope that our professional paths cross again in the future. I extend a
warm hand of thanks to Jess Hilliard, Ethan Miller, Chris Colland, Robert Tomkinson,
Craig Kutil, and John Sloan for being among my best and most supportive friends. I
much appreciate Andrew Stewart’s advice over the years and for having known the
rest of the Tel Dor crew (Berkeley, CA!).
I thank UC Riverside Humanities Department, and the Dissertation Writing Grant
for funding during the data collection and writing phases of the dissertation. I appreciate
the support of the New World Archaeological Foundation and also the University
Museum for funding and access the important artifact sample in that museum.
Thanks Bill! I thank Fernando Moscoso, Monica Perez, and Don Rodolfo for aiding me
in my research at the Museo Nacional de Arqueología e Entnología de Guatemala.
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